Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 26 April 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:45, sunset 18:53. Gulika Kalam 07:24 to 09:02. Rahu Kalam 10:41 to 12:19. Abhijit 11:53 to 12:45. Yamaganda 15:36 to 17:15.00061218Moonset 05:53Moonrise 19:39

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 26 April 2013

Friday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 22:31, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 26 April

Rahu Kalam runs 10:41 to 12:19. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:45 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:45
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:53
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:24 to 09:02
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:41 to 12:19
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:53 to 12:45
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:36 to 17:15
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:53
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:39

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:45 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 22:31 · Dwitiya until 19:24 Sat
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:03, then Vishakha until 12:46 Sat
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:41, then Vyatipata until 13:03 Sat
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 12:01 · Kaulava until 22:31 · Taitila until 08:58 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:45The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:53Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 8 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:53Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:39Upper 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
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar 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

  • Varuthini EkadashiSunday 5 MayBreak the fast on Monday between 07:58 and 08:17.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.