Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 6 November 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:37, sunset 17:33. Gulika Kalam 07:59 to 09:21. Rahu Kalam 10:43 to 12:05. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:26. Yamaganda 14:49 to 16:11.00061218Moonset 10:11Moonrise 20:39

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 6 November 2009

Friday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 16:53, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 6 November

Rahu Kalam runs 10:43 to 12:05. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:37 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:37
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:59 to 09:21
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:11
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:43 to 12:05
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:26
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:49 to 16:11
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:33
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:39

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:37 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 16:53 · Panchami until 14:40 Sat
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:20, then Ardra until 12:49 Sat
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:12, then Siddha until 11:13 Sat
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 16:53 · Kaulava until 03:47 Sat · Taitila until 14:40 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:37The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:33Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 56 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:39Upper 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
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVirodhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiFriday 6 November

Next Ekadashi

  • Utpanna EkadashiThursday 12 NovemberBreak the fast on Friday between 13:10 and 17:28.
  • Utpanna Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 13 NovemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.