Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 24 April 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:47, sunset 18:52. Gulika Kalam 07:25 to 09:03. Rahu Kalam 10:42 to 12:20. Abhijit 11:53 to 12:46. Yamaganda 15:36 to 17:14.00061218Moonset 00:14Moonrise 10:30

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 24 April 2015

Friday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 15:35, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 24 April

Rahu Kalam runs 10:42 to 12:20. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:47 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:47
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:25 to 09:03
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:30
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:42 to 12:20
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:53 to 12:46
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:36 to 17:14
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:52
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:14 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:47 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 15:35 · Saptami until 16:38 Sat
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:05, then Punarvasu until 13:39 Sat
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:29, then Dhriti until 18:20 Sat
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 15:35 · Gara until 04:01 Sat · Vanija until 16:38 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:47The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:52Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 5 min of daylight
  • Moonset00:14Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise10:30Upper 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
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonVaishakha when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraManmathaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiFriday 24 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiWednesday 29 AprilBreak the fast on Thursday between 08:19 and 08:20.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.