Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 25 July 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:39, sunset 19:16. Gulika Kalam 07:21 to 09:03. Rahu Kalam 10:45 to 12:28. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:55. Yamaganda 15:52 to 17:34.00061218Moonset 12:10Moonrise 23:23

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 25 July 2008

Friday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 13:05, then Ashtami.

Times forNew Delhi · 25 July

Rahu Kalam runs 10:45 to 12:28. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:39 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:39
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:21 to 09:03
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:45 to 12:28
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:55
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:10
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:52 to 17:34
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:16
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:23

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:39 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 13:05 · Ashtami until 11:11 Sat
  • NakshatraRevati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:19, then Ashwini until 07:16 Sat
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:25, then Shula until 18:43 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 13:05 · Balava until 00:12 Sat · Kaulava until 11:11 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:39The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:16Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 38 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:23Upper 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
  • MasaShravanaLunar 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

  • Kamika EkadashiMonday 28 JulyBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:49 and 19:13.
  • Kamika Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 29 JulyFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.