Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 17 October 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:23, sunset 17:50. Gulika Kalam 07:49 to 09:15. Rahu Kalam 10:41 to 12:06. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:29. Yamaganda 14:58 to 16:24.00061218Moonset 12:27Moonrise 22:41

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 17 October 2003

Friday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 05:19 Sat, then Ashtami.

Observed today Tula sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 October

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:23 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:23
  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.11:44 to 12:29
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:27
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:58 to 16:24
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:50
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:41

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:23 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 05:19 Sat · Ashtami until 06:32 Sun
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:54, then Punarvasu until 22:54 Sat
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:49, then Shiva until 09:08 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 16:27 · Bava until 05:19 Sat · Balava until 18:01 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:23The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:50Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 27 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:27Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:41Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSvabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Tula sankrantiFriday 17 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiTuesday 21 OctoberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:14 and 17:45.
  • Rama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 22 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.