Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 23 April 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:48, sunset 18:51. Gulika Kalam 07:26 to 09:04. Rahu Kalam 10:42 to 12:20. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:46. Yamaganda 15:36 to 17:14.00061218Moonset 02:39Moonrise 13:34

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 23 April 2010

Friday in New Delhi.

Navami until 08:36, then Dashami.

Times forNew Delhi · 23 April

Rahu Kalam runs 10:42 to 12:20. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:48 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:48
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:26 to 09:04
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:42 to 12:20
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:46
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:34
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:36 to 17:14
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:51
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:39 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:48 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waxing MoonNavami until 08:36 · Dashami until 06:10 Sat
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:52, then Magha until 12:09 Sat
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:32, then Vriddhi until 17:22 Sat
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 08:36 · Taitila until 19:24 · Gara until 06:10 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:48The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:51Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 3 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:39Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise13:34Upper 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
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonVaishakha when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVikritaThe 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

  • Padmini EkadashiSaturday 24 AprilBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:39 and 18:52.
  • Padmini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 25 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.