Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 15 October 2004A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:22, sunset 17:51. Gulika Kalam 07:48 to 09:14. Rahu Kalam 10:41 to 12:07. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:30. Yamaganda 14:59 to 16:25.00061218Moonset 18:41Moonrise 07:24

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 15 October 2004

Friday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 06:33, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Navaratri begins

Times forNew Delhi · 15 October

Rahu Kalam runs 10:41 to 12:07. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:22 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:22
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:24
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:48 to 09:14
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:41 to 12:07
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:30
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:59 to 16:25
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:51
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:41

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:22 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then Dwitiya, then TritiyaThe first, second and third lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 06:33 · Dwitiya until 04:29 Sat · Tritiya until 02:10 Sun
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:24, then Vishakha until 21:52 Sat
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:44, then Priti until 11:49 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 06:33 · Balava until 17:33 · Kaulava until 04:29 Sat · Taitila until 15:21 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:22The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:51Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 29 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:41Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:24Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraTaranaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Navaratri beginsFriday 15 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiSunday 24 OctoberBreak the fast on Monday between 06:29 and 08:43.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.