Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 6 July 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:29, sunset 19:23. Gulika Kalam 07:13 to 08:57. Rahu Kalam 10:42 to 12:26. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:54. Yamaganda 15:54 to 17:39.00061218Moonset 08:02Moonrise 21:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 6 July 2012

Friday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 17:42, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 6 July

Rahu Kalam runs 10:42 to 12:26. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:29 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:29
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:13 to 08:57
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:02
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:42 to 12:26
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:54
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:54 to 17:39
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:23
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:16

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:29 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 17:42 · Chaturthi until 16:43 Sat
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:40, then Dhanishtha until 11:15 Sat
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:47, then Priti until 08:46 Sat
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 06:28 · Vishti until 17:42 · Bava until 05:07 Sat · Balava until 16:43 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:29The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:23Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 54 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:02Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:16Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshadha 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.

  • Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 6 July

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamika EkadashiSaturday 14 JulyBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:50 and 19:20.
  • Kamika Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 15 JulyFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 05:34 and 06:00.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.