Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 17 September 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:07, sunset 18:24. Gulika Kalam 07:39 to 09:11. Rahu Kalam 10:43 to 12:16. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:40. Yamaganda 15:20 to 16:52.00061218Moonset 01:32Moonrise 14:47

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 17 September 2010

Friday in New Delhi.

Dashami until 02:49 Sat, then Ekadashi.

Observed today Kanya sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 September

Rahu Kalam runs 10:43 to 12:16. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:07
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:39 to 09:11
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:43 to 12:16
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:40
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:47
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:20 to 16:52
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:24
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:32 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 02:49 Sat · Ekadashi until 05:04 Sun
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:27, then Uttara Ashadha until 21:09 Sat
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:22, then Shobhana until 11:57 Sat
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 13:50 · Gara until 02:49 Sat · Vanija until 15:55 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:24Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 17 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:32Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise14:47Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada 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.

  • Kanya sankrantiFriday 17 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiSaturday 18 SeptemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:29 and 18:21.
  • Parsva Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 19 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 06:09 and 07:32.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.