Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 16 May 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:30, sunset 19:06. Gulika Kalam 07:12 to 08:54. Rahu Kalam 10:36 to 12:18. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Yamaganda 15:42 to 17:24.00061218Moonset 03:26Moonrise 15:57

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 16 May 2008

Friday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 01:10 Sat, then Trayodashi.

Times forNew Delhi · 16 May

Rahu Kalam runs 10:36 to 12:18. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:30
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:12 to 08:54
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:36 to 12:18
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:42 to 17:24
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:57
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:06
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:26 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 01:10 Sat · Trayodashi until 03:10 Sun
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:15, then Chitra until 21:46 Sat
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:20, then Siddhi until 09:48 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 12:16 · Balava until 01:10 Sat · Kaulava until 14:08 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:30The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:06Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 36 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:26Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise15:57Upper 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
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonVaishakha 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

  • Apara EkadashiSaturday 31 MayBreak the fast on Sunday between 05:24 and 08:09.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.