Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 28 August 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:57, sunset 18:47. Gulika Kalam 07:33 to 09:10. Rahu Kalam 10:46 to 12:22. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:48. Yamaganda 15:35 to 17:11.00061218Moonset 00:05Moonrise 13:50

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 28 August 2009

Friday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 05:58, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 28 August

Rahu Kalam runs 10:46 to 12:22. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:57 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:57
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:33 to 09:10
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:46 to 12:22
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:48
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:50
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:35 to 17:11
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:47
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:05 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:57 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 05:58 · Navami until 07:57 Sat
  • NakshatraJyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:08 Sat
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:08, then Vishkambha until 10:47 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 05:58 · Balava until 18:54 · Kaulava until 07:57 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:57The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:47Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 50 min of daylight
  • Moonset00:05Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise13:50Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVirodhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiFriday 28 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiMonday 31 AugustBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:00 and 08:31.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.