Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 6 April 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:05, sunset 18:42. Gulika Kalam 07:40 to 09:15. Rahu Kalam 10:49 to 12:24. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:49. Yamaganda 15:33 to 17:07.00061218Moonset 06:03Moonrise 18:24

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 6 April 2012

Friday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 00:49 Sat, then Pratipada.

Observed today Hanuman Jayanti, Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 6 April

Rahu Kalam runs 10:49 to 12:24. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:05 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:05
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:40 to 09:15
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:49 to 12:24
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:49
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:33 to 17:07
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:24
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:42
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:03 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:05 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 00:49 Sat · Pratipada until 21:08 Sat
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:47 Sat, then Chitra until 21:54 Sat
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:48, then Vyaghata until 10:40 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 14:36 · Bava until 00:49 Sat · Balava until 10:59 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:05The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:42Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 37 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:03Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise18:24Upper 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
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Hanuman JayantiFriday 6 April
  • Full moonFriday 6 April
  • Purnima fastFriday 6 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiMonday 16 AprilBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:39 and 18:48.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 17 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:53 and 06:30.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.