Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 18 October 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:24, sunset 17:49. Gulika Kalam 07:49 to 09:15. Rahu Kalam 10:41 to 12:06. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:29. Yamaganda 14:57 to 16:23.00061218Moonrise 17:22

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 18 October 2013

Friday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 05:08 Sat, then Pratipada.

Observed today Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 18 October

Rahu Kalam runs 10:41 to 12:06. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:24
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:49 to 09:15
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:41 to 12:06
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:29
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:57 to 16:23
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:22
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:49

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 05:08 Sat · Pratipada until 05:13 Sun
  • NakshatraRevati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:01 Sat, then Ashwini until 02:40 Sun
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:05, then Harshana until 10:42 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 17:17 · Bava until 05:08 Sat · Balava until 17:06 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:24The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:49Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 25 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise17:22Upper 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
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVijayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Full moonFriday 18 October
  • Purnima fastFriday 18 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiWednesday 30 OctoberBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:33 and 08:45.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.