Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 16 July 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:34, sunset 19:21. Gulika Kalam 07:17 to 09:00. Rahu Kalam 10:44 to 12:27. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:55. Yamaganda 15:54 to 17:37.00061218Moonset 22:28Moonrise 10:22

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 16 July 2010

Friday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 09:10, then Shashthi.

Observed today Karka sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 16 July

Rahu Kalam runs 10:44 to 12:27. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:34 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:34
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:17 to 09:00
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:22
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:44 to 12:27
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:55
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:54 to 17:37
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:21
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:28

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:34 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 09:10 · Shashthi until 06:36 Sat
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:37 Sat, then Hasta until 01:14 Sun
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:39, then Parigha until 07:32 Sat
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 09:10 · Kaulava until 19:50 · Taitila until 06:36 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:34The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:21Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 47 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise10:22Upper 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
  • MasaAshadhaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshadha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVikritaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Karka sankrantiFriday 16 July

Next Ekadashi

  • Devshayani EkadashiWednesday 21 JulyBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:58 and 08:21.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.