Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 20 January 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:50. Gulika Kalam 08:34 to 09:53. Rahu Kalam 11:13 to 12:32. Abhijit 12:11 to 12:53. Yamaganda 15:11 to 16:31.00061218Moonset 10:33Moonrise 23:04

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 20 January 2006

Friday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 06:07 Sat, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 20 January

Rahu Kalam runs 11:13 to 12:32. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:34 to 09:53
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:33
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:13 to 12:32
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:11 to 12:53
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:11 to 16:31
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:50
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:04

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 06:07 Sat · Saptami until 08:02 Sun
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:17, then Hasta until 14:59 Sat
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:29, then Sukarma until 20:00 Sat
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 16:58 · Vanija until 06:07 Sat · Vishti until 19:09 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:50Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 36 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:33Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:04Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiFriday 20 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiWednesday 25 JanuaryBreak the fast on Friday 27 Jan after sunrise.
  • Shattila Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 26 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.