Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 30 April 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:42, sunset 18:56. Gulika Kalam 07:21 to 09:00. Rahu Kalam 10:39 to 12:19. Abhijit 11:52 to 12:45. Yamaganda 15:37 to 17:16.00061218Moonset 06:39Moonrise 21:05

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 30 April 2010

Friday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 15:11, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 30 April

Rahu Kalam runs 10:39 to 12:19. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:42 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:42
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:39
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:21 to 09:00
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:39 to 12:19
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:52 to 12:45
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:37 to 17:16
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:56
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:05

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:42 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 15:11 · Tritiya until 14:52 Sat
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:23 Sat, then Jyeshtha until 04:08 Sun
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:07, then Parigha until 20:59 Sat
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 15:11 · Vanija until 02:56 Sat · Vishti until 14:52 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:42The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:56Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 14 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:39Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:05Upper 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
  • 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

  • Parama EkadashiSunday 9 MayBreak the fast on Monday between 13:39 and 19:01.
  • Parama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 10 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:34 and 06:35.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.