Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 13 April 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:58, sunset 18:46. Gulika Kalam 07:34 to 09:10. Rahu Kalam 10:46 to 12:22. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:47. Yamaganda 15:34 to 17:10.00061218Moonset 11:42Moonrise 01:30

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 13 April 2012

Friday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 04:00 Sat, then Navami.

Observed today Mesha sankranti, ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 13 April

Rahu Kalam runs 10:46 to 12:22. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:58 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:58
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:34 to 09:10
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:46 to 12:22
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:42
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:47
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:34 to 17:10
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:46
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:30 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:58 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 04:00 Sat · Navami until 03:48 Sun
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:36, then Uttara Ashadha until 10:38 Sat
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:11, then Siddha until 09:34 Sat
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 16:20 · Kaulava until 04:00 Sat · Taitila until 15:49 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:58The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:46Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 48 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:42Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:30Upper 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
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar 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.

  • Mesha sankrantiFriday 13 April
  • ashtamiFriday 13 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.