Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 8 April 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:03, sunset 18:43. Gulika Kalam 07:38 to 09:13. Rahu Kalam 10:48 to 12:23. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:49. Yamaganda 15:33 to 17:08.00061218Moonset 19:49Moonrise 06:43

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 8 April 2016

Friday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 13:06, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Gudi Padwa, Ugadi

Times forNew Delhi · 8 April

Rahu Kalam runs 10:48 to 12:23. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:03 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:03
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:43
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:38 to 09:13
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:48 to 12:23
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:49
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:33 to 17:08
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:43
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:49

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:03 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 13:06 · Dwitiya until 09:23 Sat
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:23, then Bharani until 20:34 Sat
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:40, then Vishkambha until 06:27 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 13:06 · Balava until 23:13 · Kaulava until 09:23 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:03The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:43Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 40 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:49Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:43Upper 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
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraDurmukhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Gudi PadwaFriday 8 April
  • UgadiFriday 8 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiSunday 17 AprilBreak the fast on Monday between 07:40 and 08:27.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.