Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 25 May 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:26, sunset 19:11. Gulika Kalam 07:09 to 08:52. Rahu Kalam 10:35 to 12:18. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:46. Yamaganda 15:45 to 17:28.00061218Moonset 22:38Moonrise 08:53

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 25 May 2012

Friday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 13:16, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 25 May

Rahu Kalam runs 10:35 to 12:18. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:26 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:26
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:09 to 08:52
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:53
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:35 to 12:18
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:46
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:45 to 17:28
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:11
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:38

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:26 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 13:16 · Panchami until 14:11 Sat
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:38, then Pushya until 23:59 Sat
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:07, then Vriddhi until 20:44 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 13:16 · Bava until 01:47 Sat · Balava until 14:11 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:26The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:11Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 45 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:38Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise08:53Upper 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
  • MasaJyeshthaLunar month, counted to the full moonJyeshtha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiFriday 25 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Nirjala EkadashiThursday 31 MayBreak the fast on Saturday 2 Jun after sunrise.
  • Nirjala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 1 JuneFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.