Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 20 January 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:50. Gulika Kalam 08:34 to 09:53. Rahu Kalam 11:13 to 12:32. Abhijit 12:11 to 12:53. Yamaganda 15:11 to 16:30.00061218Moonset 14:58Moonrise 05:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 20 January 2012

Friday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 17:35, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 20 January

Rahu Kalam runs 11:13 to 12:32. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:34 to 09:53
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:13 to 12:32
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:11 to 12:53
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:58
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:11 to 16:30
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:50
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:16 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 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 17:35 · Trayodashi until 15:50 Sat
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:56, then Mula until 16:51 Sat
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:38 Sat, then Vyaghata until 22:02 Sat
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 17:35 · Gara until 04:41 Sat · Vanija until 15:50 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:50Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 36 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:58Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:16Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshFriday 20 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiFriday 3 FebruaryBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:41 and 18:02.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.