Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 6 May 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:37, sunset 18:59. Gulika Kalam 07:17 to 08:57. Rahu Kalam 10:38 to 12:18. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Yamaganda 15:39 to 17:19.00061218Moonset 21:55Moonrise 07:36

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 6 May 2011

Friday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 16:07, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Akshaya Tritiya

Times forNew Delhi · 6 May

Rahu Kalam runs 10:38 to 12:18. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:37 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:37
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:17 to 08:57
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:36
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:38 to 12:18
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:39 to 17:19
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:59
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:55

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:37 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waxing MoonTritiya until 16:07 · Chaturthi until 16:33 Sat
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:05, then Mrigashira until 09:19 Sat
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:42, then Sukarma until 17:00 Sat
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 16:07 · Vanija until 04:24 Sat · Vishti until 16:33 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:37The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:59Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 22 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:55Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:36Upper 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
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonVaishakha 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.

  • Akshaya TritiyaFriday 6 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiFriday 13 MayBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:39 and 19:03.
  • Mohini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 14 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.