Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 12 January 2007A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:44. Gulika Kalam 08:34 to 09:52. Rahu Kalam 11:11 to 12:29. Abhijit 12:08 to 12:50. Yamaganda 15:06 to 16:25.00061218Moonset 12:08Moonrise 01:45

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 12 January 2007

Friday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 07:32, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 12 January

Rahu Kalam runs 11:11 to 12:29. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:34 to 09:52
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:11 to 12:29
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:08 to 12:50
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:08
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:06 to 16:25
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:44
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:45 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 07:32 · Navami until 09:48 Sat
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:53, then Swati until 16:28 Sat
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:49, then Dhriti until 12:23 Sat
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 07:32 · Taitila until 20:43 · Gara until 09:48 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:44Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 28 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:08Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:45Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday

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
  • SamvatsaraVyayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiFriday 12 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiMonday 15 JanuaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:15 and 09:21.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.