Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 2 November 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:34, sunset 17:35. Gulika Kalam 07:57 to 09:19. Rahu Kalam 10:42 to 12:05. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:27. Yamaganda 14:50 to 16:13.00061218Moonset 09:23Moonrise 20:08

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 2 November 2012

Friday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 08:59, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Karva Chauth, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 2 November

Rahu Kalam runs 10:42 to 12:05. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:34 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:34
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:57 to 09:19
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:23
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:42 to 12:05
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:27
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:50 to 16:13
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:35
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:08

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:34 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 08:59 · Chaturthi until 11:39 Sat
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:33, then Mrigashira until 14:39 Sat
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:43, then Shiva until 19:40 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 08:59 · Bava until 22:20 · Balava until 11:39 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:34The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:35Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 1 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:23Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:08Upper 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
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Karva ChauthFriday 2 November
  • Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 2 November

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiSaturday 10 NovemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:41 and 08:50.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.