Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 8 July 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:30, sunset 19:23. Gulika Kalam 07:14 to 08:58. Rahu Kalam 10:42 to 12:26. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:54. Yamaganda 15:54 to 17:38.00061218Moonset 00:04Moonrise 12:34

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 8 July 2011

Friday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 22:51, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 8 July

Rahu Kalam runs 10:42 to 12:26. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:30
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:14 to 08:58
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:42 to 12:26
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:54
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:34
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:54 to 17:38
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:23
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:04 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 22:51 · Navami until 20:39 Sat
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:38, then Chitra until 13:11 Sat
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:41, then Shiva until 08:48 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 11:59 · Bava until 22:51 · Balava until 09:44 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:30The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:23Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 53 min of daylight
  • Moonset00:04Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise12:34Upper 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
  • MasaAshadhaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshadha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiFriday 8 July

Next Ekadashi

  • Devshayani EkadashiMonday 11 JulyBreak the fast on Tuesday between 05:32 and 08:17.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.