Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 18 October 2002A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:24, sunset 17:49. Gulika Kalam 07:49 to 09:15. Rahu Kalam 10:41 to 12:06. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:29. Yamaganda 14:58 to 16:23.00061218Moonset 04:29Moonrise 16:36

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 18 October 2002

Friday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi all day.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 18 October

Rahu Kalam runs 10:41 to 12:06. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:24
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:49 to 09:15
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:41 to 12:06
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:29
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:58 to 16:23
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:36
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:49
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:29 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashiThe thirteenth lunar day of the waxing MoonTrayodashi until 07:49 Sat
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:07, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 02:05 Sun
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:21, then Dhruva until 09:10 Sat
  • KaranaKaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 18:36 · Taitila until 07:49 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:24The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:49Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:29Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise16:36Upper 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
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraChitrabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshFriday 18 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiFriday 1 NovemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:34 and 08:45.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.