Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 12 April 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:59, sunset 18:45. Gulika Kalam 07:35 to 09:11. Rahu Kalam 10:46 to 12:22. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:48. Yamaganda 15:34 to 17:09.00061218Moonset 20:39Moonrise 07:00

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 12 April 2013

Friday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 17:24, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 12 April

Rahu Kalam runs 10:46 to 12:22. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:59
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:00
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:35 to 09:11
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:46 to 12:22
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:48
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:34 to 17:09
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:45
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.20:39

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waxing MoonDwitiya until 17:24 · Tritiya until 19:18 Sat
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:15 Sat, then Krittika until 03:49 Sun
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:03 Sat, then Ayushman until 03:38 Sun
  • KaranaKaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 17:24 · Taitila until 06:18 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:59The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:45Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 46 min of daylight
  • Moonset20:39Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:00Upper 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
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVijayaThe 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

  • Kamada EkadashiMonday 22 AprilBreak the fast on Tuesday between 05:48 and 07:49.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.