Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 5 September 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:01, sunset 18:38. Gulika Kalam 07:36 to 09:10. Rahu Kalam 10:45 to 12:20. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:45. Yamaganda 15:29 to 17:03.00061218Moonset 21:40Moonrise 11:06

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 5 September 2008

Friday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 04:06 Sat, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 5 September

Rahu Kalam runs 10:45 to 12:20. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:01 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:01
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:36 to 09:10
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:45 to 12:20
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:06
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:45
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:29 to 17:03
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:38
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:40

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:01 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 04:06 Sat · Saptami until 06:22 Sun
  • NakshatraVishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:18 Sat
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:13, then Vaidhriti until 19:55 Sat
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 15:06 · Taitila until 04:06 Sat · Gara until 17:12 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:01The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:38Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 37 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise11:06Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiFriday 5 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiThursday 11 SeptemberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:05 and 08:33.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.