Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 27 October 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:29, sunset 17:40. Gulika Kalam 07:53 to 09:17. Rahu Kalam 10:41 to 12:05. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:27. Yamaganda 14:53 to 16:17.00061218Moonset 21:18Moonrise 11:14

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 27 October 2006

Friday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 16:29, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 27 October

Rahu Kalam runs 10:41 to 12:05. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:29 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:29
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:53 to 09:17
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:41 to 12:05
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:14
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:27
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:53 to 16:17
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:40
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:18

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:29 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 16:29 · Shashthi until 16:15 Sat
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:45, then Purva Ashadha until 23:01 Sat
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:43, then Sukarma until 15:23 Sat
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 16:29 · Kaulava until 04:26 Sat · Taitila until 16:15 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:29The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:40Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 11 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:18Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise11:14Upper 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
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVyayaThe 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

  • Prabodhini EkadashiWednesday 1 NovemberBreak the fast on Friday 3 Nov after sunrise.
  • Prabodhini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 2 NovemberFollowers 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.