Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 6 April 2007A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:06, sunset 18:42. Gulika Kalam 07:41 to 09:15. Rahu Kalam 10:50 to 12:24. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:49. Yamaganda 15:33 to 17:07.00061218Moonset 07:47Moonrise 22:08

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 6 April 2007

Friday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 06:09, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 6 April

Rahu Kalam runs 10:50 to 12:24. 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.07:41 to 09:15
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:47
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:50 to 12:24
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:49
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:33 to 17:07
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:42
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:08

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:06 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 06:09 · Chaturthi until 08:12 Sat
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:03, then Anuradha until 19:29 Sat
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:35, then Siddhi until 07:09 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 06:09 · Bava until 19:13 · Balava until 08:12 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:06The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:42Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 35 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:47Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:08Upper 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
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 6 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiFriday 13 AprilBreak the fast on Sunday 15 Apr after sunrise.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 14 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.