Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 8 May 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:35, sunset 19:00. Gulika Kalam 07:16 to 08:57. Rahu Kalam 10:37 to 12:18. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Yamaganda 15:39 to 17:20.00061218Moonset 08:58Moonrise 22:51

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 8 May 2015

Friday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 09:12, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 8 May

Rahu Kalam runs 10:37 to 12:18. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:35 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:35
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:16 to 08:57
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:58
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:37 to 12:18
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:39 to 17:20
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:00
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:51

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:35 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 09:12 · Panchami until 08:09 Sat
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:03, then Purva Ashadha until 12:40 Sat
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:35, then Sadhya until 16:34 Sat
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 09:12 · Kaulava until 20:43 · Taitila until 08:09 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:35The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:00Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:58Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:51Upper 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
  • MasaJyeshthaLunar 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.

  • chaturthiFriday 8 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Apara EkadashiThursday 14 MayBreak the fast on Friday between 05:31 and 08:13.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.