Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 21 January 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:51. Gulika Kalam 08:34 to 09:53. Rahu Kalam 11:13 to 12:32. Abhijit 12:11 to 12:54. Yamaganda 15:12 to 16:31.00061218Moonset 08:01Moonrise 19:40

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 21 January 2011

Friday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 20:57, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 21 January

Rahu Kalam runs 11:13 to 12:32. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:01
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:34 to 09:53
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:13 to 12:32
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:11 to 12:54
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:12 to 16:31
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:51
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:40

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 20:57 · Tritiya until 17:49 Sat
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:59, then Magha until 16:34 Sat
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:19, then Saubhagya until 19:32 Sat
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 10:30 · Gara until 20:57 · Vanija until 07:23 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:51Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 37 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:01Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:40Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, 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

  • Shattila EkadashiSaturday 29 JanuaryBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:40 and 17:58.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.