Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 14 August 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:50, sunset 19:01. Gulika Kalam 07:29 to 09:08. Rahu Kalam 10:47 to 12:26. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:52. Yamaganda 15:44 to 17:23.00061218Moonset 13:27Moonrise 23:56

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 14 August 2009

Friday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 11:45, then Navami.

Observed today Janmashtami (smarta), Janmashtami (vaishnava), ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 14 August

Rahu Kalam runs 10:47 to 12:26. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:50 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:50
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:29 to 09:08
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:47 to 12:26
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:52
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:27
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:44 to 17:23
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:01
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:56

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:50 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 11:45 · Navami until 09:59 Sat
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:51, then Rohini until 21:35 Sat
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:59 Sat, then Vyaghata until 23:13 Sat
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 11:45 · Taitila until 22:56 · Gara until 09:59 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:50The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:01Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 12 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:27Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:56Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVirodhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Janmashtami (smarta)Friday 14 August
  • Janmashtami (vaishnava)Friday 14 August
  • ashtamiFriday 14 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiSunday 16 AugustBreak the fast on Monday between 13:44 and 18:58.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 17 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.