Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 6 September 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:02, sunset 18:37. Gulika Kalam 07:36 to 09:10. Rahu Kalam 10:45 to 12:19. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:44. Yamaganda 15:28 to 17:03.00061218Moonset 18:56Moonrise 06:38

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 6 September 2013

Friday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 17:24, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 6 September

Rahu Kalam runs 10:45 to 12:19. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:02 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:02
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:38
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:36 to 09:10
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:45 to 12:19
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:44
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:28 to 17:03
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:37
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:56

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:02 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 17:24 · Dwitiya until 17:18 Sat
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:28, then Uttara Phalguni until 08:11 Sat
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:41, then Shubha until 18:32 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 17:24 · Balava until 05:24 Sat · Kaulava until 17:18 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:02The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:37Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 35 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:56Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:38Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, 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

  • Parsva EkadashiSunday 15 SeptemberBreak the fast on Monday between 07:30 and 08:34.
  • Parsva Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 16 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.