Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 16 October 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:22, sunset 17:51. Gulika Kalam 07:48 to 09:14. Rahu Kalam 10:41 to 12:07. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:30. Yamaganda 14:59 to 16:25.00061218Moonset 20:12Moonrise 09:02

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 16 October 2015

Friday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 12:01, then Chaturthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 16 October

Rahu Kalam runs 10:41 to 12:07. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:22 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:22
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:48 to 09:14
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:02
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:41 to 12:07
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:30
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:59 to 16:25
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:51
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.20:12

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:22 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waxing MoonTritiya until 12:01 · Chaturthi until 13:24 Sat
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:43, then Anuradha until 11:42 Sat
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:40 Sat, then Saubhagya until 00:30 Sun
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 12:01 · Vanija until 00:46 Sat · Vishti until 13:24 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:22The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:51Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 29 min of daylight
  • Moonset20:12Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:02Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraManmathaThe 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

  • Papankusha EkadashiFriday 23 OctoberBreak the fast on Sunday 25 Oct after sunrise.
  • Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 24 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.