Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 14 January 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:46. Gulika Kalam 08:34 to 09:53. Rahu Kalam 11:12 to 12:30. Abhijit 12:09 to 12:51. Yamaganda 15:08 to 16:27.00061218Moonset 22:09Moonrise 10:19

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 14 January 2005

Friday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 01:52 Sat, then Shashthi.

Observed today Makar Sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 14 January

Rahu Kalam runs 11:12 to 12:30. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:34 to 09:53
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:19
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:12 to 12:30
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:09 to 12:51
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:08 to 16:27
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:46
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:09

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 01:52 Sat · Shashthi until 00:40 Sun
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, Purva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:22, then Purva Bhadrapada until 06:10 Sat, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 05:46 Sun
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:07, then Parigha until 20:50 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 14:47 · Balava until 01:52 Sat · Kaulava until 13:10 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:46Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 30 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:09Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise10:19Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraTaranaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Makar SankrantiFriday 14 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiThursday 20 JanuaryBreak the fast on Friday between 13:37 and 17:51.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 21 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday between 07:14 and 08:29.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.