Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 20 May 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:28, sunset 19:08. Gulika Kalam 07:11 to 08:53. Rahu Kalam 10:35 to 12:18. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Yamaganda 15:43 to 17:25.00061218Moonset 07:54Moonrise 22:09

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 20 May 2011

Friday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 10:17, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 20 May

Rahu Kalam runs 10:35 to 12:18. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:28 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:28
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:11 to 08:53
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:54
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:35 to 12:18
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:43 to 17:25
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:08
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:09

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:28 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 10:17 · Chaturthi until 09:28 Sat
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:43, then Purva Ashadha until 14:47 Sat
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:02, then Shubha until 21:40 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 10:17 · Bava until 21:47 · Balava until 09:28 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:28The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:08Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 39 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:09Upper 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
  • MasaJyeshthaLunar 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.

  • Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 20 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Apara EkadashiSaturday 28 MayBreak the fast on Sunday between 05:25 and 08:10.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.