Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 22 April 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:49, sunset 18:51. Gulika Kalam 07:27 to 09:05. Rahu Kalam 10:42 to 12:20. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:46. Yamaganda 15:35 to 17:13.00061218Moonset 09:10Moonrise 23:31

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 22 April 2011

Friday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 19:41, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 22 April

Rahu Kalam runs 10:42 to 12:20. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:49 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:49
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:27 to 09:05
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:10
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:42 to 12:20
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:46
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:35 to 17:13
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:51
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:31

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:49 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 19:41 · Shashthi until 19:19 Sat
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:09 Sat, then Purva Ashadha until 05:48 Sun
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:56, then Shiva until 13:25 Sat
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 08:10 · Taitila until 19:41 · Gara until 07:24 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:49The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:51Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 1 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:31Upper 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
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe 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

  • Varuthini EkadashiThursday 28 AprilBreak the fast on Friday between 13:39 and 18:54.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 29 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday between 05:42 and 05:48.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.