Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 15 August 2014A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:50, sunset 19:01. Gulika Kalam 07:29 to 09:08. Rahu Kalam 10:47 to 12:25. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:52. Yamaganda 15:43 to 17:22.00061218Moonset 10:35Moonrise 22:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 15 August 2014

Friday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 07:52, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 15 August

Rahu Kalam runs 10:47 to 12:25. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:50 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:50
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:29 to 09:08
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:35
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:47 to 12:25
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:52
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:43 to 17:22
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:01
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:16

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:50 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 07:52 · Shashthi until 06:31 Sat
  • NakshatraRevati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:05, then Ashwini until 10:36 Sat
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:54, then Ganda until 11:55 Sat
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 07:52 · Gara until 19:06 · Vanija until 06:31 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:50The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:01Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 11 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:35Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:16Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraJayaThe 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

  • Aja EkadashiThursday 21 AugustBreak the fast on Friday between 05:54 and 08:29.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.