Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 26 August 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:56, sunset 18:50. Gulika Kalam 07:33 to 09:09. Rahu Kalam 10:46 to 12:23. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:49. Yamaganda 15:36 to 17:13.00061218Moonset 16:38Moonrise 03:47

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 26 August 2011

Friday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 16:14, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 26 August

Rahu Kalam runs 10:46 to 12:23. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:56
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:33 to 09:09
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:46 to 12:23
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:49
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:36 to 17:13
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:38
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:50
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:47 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 16:14 · Trayodashi until 14:15 Sat
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:05, then Pushya until 15:50 Sat
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:16 Sat, then Variyan until 21:23 Sat
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 16:14 · Gara until 03:20 Sat · Vanija until 14:15 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:56The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:50Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 54 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:38Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:47Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshFriday 26 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiThursday 8 SeptemberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:03 and 08:33.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.