Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 16 September 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:06, sunset 18:25. Gulika Kalam 07:39 to 09:11. Rahu Kalam 10:43 to 12:16. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:40. Yamaganda 15:20 to 16:53.00061218Moonset 04:58Moonrise 17:31

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 16 September 2005

Friday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 14:14, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Kanya sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 16 September

Rahu Kalam runs 10:43 to 12:16. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:06
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:39 to 09:11
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:43 to 12:16
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:40
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:20 to 16:53
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:31
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:25
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:58 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 06:06 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonTrayodashi until 14:14 · Chaturdashi until 10:48 Sat
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:52, then Shatabhisha until 13:14 Sat
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:17, then Dhriti until 07:20 Sat
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 14:14 · Gara until 00:31 Sat · Vanija until 10:48 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:06The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:25Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:58Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise17:31Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kanya sankrantiFriday 16 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Indira EkadashiThursday 29 SeptemberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:14 and 08:36.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.