Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 27 January 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:56. Gulika Kalam 08:32 to 09:53. Rahu Kalam 11:13 to 12:34. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:55. Yamaganda 15:15 to 16:35.00061218Moonset 21:52Moonrise 09:19

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 27 January 2012

Friday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 13:47, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 27 January

Rahu Kalam runs 11:13 to 12:34. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:12
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:32 to 09:53
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:19
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:13 to 12:34
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:55
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:15 to 16:35
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:56
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:52

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 13:47 · Panchami until 15:31 Sat
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:48, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 21:07 Sat
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:28, then Shiva until 13:38 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 13:47 · Bava until 02:35 Sat · Balava until 15:31 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:56Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 44 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:52Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:19Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiFriday 27 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.