Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 16 November 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:45, sunset 17:27. Gulika Kalam 08:05 to 09:25. Rahu Kalam 10:46 to 12:06. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:27. Yamaganda 14:46 to 16:07.00061218Moonset 20:00Moonrise 09:09

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 16 November 2012

Friday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 16:55, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Vrishchika sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 16 November

Rahu Kalam runs 10:46 to 12:06. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:45 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:45
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:05 to 09:25
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:09
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:46 to 12:06
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:27
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:46 to 16:07
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.20:00

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:45 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waxing MoonTritiya until 16:55 · Chaturthi until 13:54 Sat
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:02 Sat, then Purva Ashadha until 02:01 Sun
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:28, then Dhriti until 07:42 Sat
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 16:55 · Vanija until 03:21 Sat · Vishti until 13:54 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:45The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 42 min of daylight
  • Moonset20:00Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:09Upper 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
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika 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.

  • Vrishchika sankrantiFriday 16 November

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiSaturday 24 NovemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:52 and 08:58.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.