Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 25 February 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:50, sunset 18:18. Gulika Kalam 08:16 to 09:42. Rahu Kalam 11:08 to 12:34. Abhijit 12:11 to 12:57. Yamaganda 15:26 to 16:52.00061218Moonset 07:34Moonrise 19:25

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 25 February 2005

Friday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 11:50, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 25 February

Rahu Kalam runs 11:08 to 12:34. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:50 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:50
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:34
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:16 to 09:42
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:08 to 12:34
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:11 to 12:57
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:26 to 16:52
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:18
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:25

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:50 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 11:50 · Dwitiya until 12:54 Sat
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:24, then Uttara Phalguni until 16:58 Sat
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:56 Sat, then Shula until 03:27 Sun
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 11:50 · Taitila until 00:25 Sat · Gara until 12:54 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:50The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:18Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 28 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:34Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:25Upper 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
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraTaranaThe 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

  • Vijaya EkadashiSunday 6 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 07:57 and 09:01.
  • Vijaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 7 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.