Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 25 April 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:46, sunset 18:53. Gulika Kalam 07:24 to 09:03. Rahu Kalam 10:41 to 12:19. Abhijit 11:53 to 12:46. Yamaganda 15:36 to 17:15.00061218Moonset 08:46Moonrise 23:29

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 25 April 2008

Friday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 03:28 Sat, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 25 April

Rahu Kalam runs 10:41 to 12:19. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:46 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:46
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:24 to 09:03
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:46
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:41 to 12:19
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:53 to 12:46
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:36 to 17:15
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:53
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:29

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:46 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 03:28 Sat · Shashthi until 05:32 Sun
  • NakshatraMulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:59 Sat
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:18, then Shiva until 08:07 Sat
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 14:19 · Taitila until 03:28 Sat · Gara until 16:33 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:46The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:53Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 7 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:46Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:29Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe 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

  • Varuthini EkadashiThursday 1 MayBreak the fast on Saturday 3 May after sunrise.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 2 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.