Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 27 August 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:57, sunset 18:49. Gulika Kalam 07:33 to 09:10. Rahu Kalam 10:46 to 12:23. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:48. Yamaganda 15:36 to 17:12.00061218Moonset 08:01Moonrise 19:57

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 27 August 2010

Friday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 05:36 Sat, then Chaturthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 27 August

Rahu Kalam runs 10:46 to 12:23. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:57 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:57
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:33 to 09:10
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:01
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:46 to 12:23
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:48
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:36 to 17:12
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:49
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:57

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:57 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 05:36 Sat · Chaturthi until 07:34 Sun
  • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:45 Sat, then Revati until 08:17 Sun
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:04, then Shula until 10:48 Sat
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 16:31 · Vishti until 05:36 Sat · Bava until 18:37 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:57The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:49Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 52 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:01Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:57Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, 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

  • Aja EkadashiSaturday 4 SeptemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:36 and 18:38.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 5 SeptemberFollowers 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.