Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 18 February 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:57, sunset 18:13. Gulika Kalam 08:22 to 09:46. Rahu Kalam 11:11 to 12:35. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Yamaganda 15:24 to 16:49.00061218Moonrise 18:25

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 18 February 2011

Friday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 14:06, then Pratipada.

Observed today Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 18 February

Rahu Kalam runs 11:11 to 12:35. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:57 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:57
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:22 to 09:46
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:11 to 12:35
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:58
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:24 to 16:49
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:13
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:25

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:57 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 14:06 · Pratipada until 10:23 Sat
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:46 Sat, then Purva Phalguni until 23:47 Sat
  • YogaShobhana, Atiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:11, then Atiganda until 03:59 Sat, then Sukarma until 23:41 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 14:06 · Balava until 00:16 Sat · Kaulava until 10:23 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:57The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:13Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 16 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:25Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVikritaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Full moonFriday 18 February
  • Purnima fastFriday 18 February

Next Ekadashi

  • Vijaya EkadashiMonday 28 FebruaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:47 and 09:05.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.