Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 17 May 2002A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:30, sunset 19:06. Gulika Kalam 07:12 to 08:54. Rahu Kalam 10:36 to 12:18. Abhijit 11:50 to 12:45. Yamaganda 15:42 to 17:24.00061218Moonset 23:47Moonrise 09:23

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 17 May 2002

Friday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 16:57, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 17 May

Rahu Kalam runs 10:36 to 12:18. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:30
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:12 to 08:54
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:23
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:36 to 12:18
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:50 to 12:45
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:42 to 17:24
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:06
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:47

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 16:57 · Shashthi until 15:46 Sat
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:26, then Pushya until 17:57 Sat
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:36, then Ganda until 06:44 Sat
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 16:57 · Kaulava until 04:25 Sat · Taitila until 15:46 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:30The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:06Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 36 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:47Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:23Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonVaishakha when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraChitrabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiWednesday 22 MayBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:41 and 19:09.
  • Mohini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 23 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.