Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 20 July 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:36, sunset 19:19. Gulika Kalam 07:19 to 09:02. Rahu Kalam 10:45 to 12:27. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:55. Yamaganda 15:53 to 17:36.00061218Moonset 19:56Moonrise 06:35

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 20 July 2012

Friday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 10:08, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 20 July

Rahu Kalam runs 10:45 to 12:27. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:36 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:36
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:35
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:19 to 09:02
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:45 to 12:27
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:55
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:53 to 17:36
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:19
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:56

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:36 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 10:08 · Dwitiya until 09:54 Sat
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:40, then Ashlesha until 12:06 Sat
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:42, then Siddhi until 09:30 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 10:08 · Balava until 22:05 · Kaulava until 09:54 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:36The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:19Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 43 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:56Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:35Upper 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
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiSunday 29 JulyBreak the fast on Monday between 05:42 and 08:23.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.