Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 15 April 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:56, sunset 18:47. Gulika Kalam 07:32 to 09:08. Rahu Kalam 10:45 to 12:21. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:47. Yamaganda 15:34 to 17:11.00061218Moonset 02:24Moonrise 12:57

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 15 April 2016

Friday in New Delhi.

Navami until 22:03, then Dashami.

Observed today Rama Navami

Times forNew Delhi · 15 April

Rahu Kalam runs 10:45 to 12:21. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:56
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:32 to 09:08
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:45 to 12:21
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:47
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:57
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:34 to 17:11
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:47
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:24 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waxing MoonNavami until 22:03 · Dashami until 23:18 Sat
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:36, then Ashlesha until 17:17 Sat
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:27, then Shula until 12:11 Sat
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 09:41 · Kaulava until 22:03 · Taitila until 10:36 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:56The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:47Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 52 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise12:57Upper 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.

  • Rama NavamiFriday 15 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiSunday 17 AprilBreak the fast on Monday between 07:40 and 08:27.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.