Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 4 July 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:28, sunset 19:23. Gulika Kalam 07:12 to 08:57. Rahu Kalam 10:41 to 12:26. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:53. Yamaganda 15:54 to 17:39.00061218Moonset 20:43Moonrise 06:30

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 4 July 2008

Friday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 01:40 Sat, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 4 July

Rahu Kalam runs 10:41 to 12:26. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:28 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:28
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:30
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:12 to 08:57
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:41 to 12:26
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:53
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:54 to 17:39
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:23
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.20:43

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:28 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waxing MoonDwitiya until 01:40 Sat · Tritiya until 23:22 Sat
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:21, then Pushya until 07:25 Sat
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:33, then Harshana until 08:17 Sat
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 15:02 · Kaulava until 01:40 Sat · Taitila until 12:26 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:28The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:23Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 55 min of daylight
  • Moonset20:43Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:30Upper 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
  • MasaAshadhaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshadha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, 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

  • Devshayani EkadashiSunday 13 JulyBreak the fast on Monday between 13:50 and 19:21.
  • Devshayani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 14 JulyFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:34 and 07:38.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.