Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 21 May 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:27, sunset 19:08. Gulika Kalam 07:10 to 08:53. Rahu Kalam 10:35 to 12:18. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Yamaganda 15:43 to 17:26.00061218Moonset 01:16Moonrise 12:31

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 21 May 2010

Friday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 16:06, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 21 May

Rahu Kalam runs 10:35 to 12:18. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:27 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:27
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:10 to 08:53
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:35 to 12:18
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:31
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:43 to 17:26
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:08
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:16 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 05:27 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 16:06 · Navami until 13:55 Sat
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:54, then Purva Phalguni until 16:29 Sat
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:41, then Harshana until 20:51 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 16:06 · Balava until 03:00 Sat · Kaulava until 13:55 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:27The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:08Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 41 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:16Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise12:31Upper 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.

  • ashtamiFriday 21 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiMonday 24 MayBreak the fast on Tuesday between 05:26 and 07:58.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.