Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 17 February 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:58, sunset 18:13. Gulika Kalam 08:22 to 09:47. Rahu Kalam 11:11 to 12:35. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Yamaganda 15:24 to 16:48.00061218Moonset 09:02Moonrise 21:52

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 17 February 2006

Friday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 20:30, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 17 February

Rahu Kalam runs 11:11 to 12:35. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:58 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:58
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:22 to 09:47
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:02
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:11 to 12:35
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:58
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:24 to 16:48
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:13
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:52

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:58 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 20:30 · Panchami until 22:29 Sat
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:26, then Chitra until 23:53 Sat
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:41 Sat, then Ganda until 01:04 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 07:21 · Balava until 20:30 · Kaulava until 09:33 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:58The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:13Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 15 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:02Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:52Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiFriday 17 February

Next Ekadashi

  • Vijaya EkadashiFriday 24 FebruaryBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:51 and 09:08.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.