Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 16 September 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:07, sunset 18:25. Gulika Kalam 07:39 to 09:11. Rahu Kalam 10:43 to 12:16. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:40. Yamaganda 15:20 to 16:52.00061218Moonrise 18:14

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 16 September 2016

Friday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 00:35 Sat, then Pratipada.

Observed today Kanya sankranti, Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 16 September

Rahu Kalam runs 10:43 to 12:16. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:07
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:39 to 09:11
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:43 to 12:16
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:40
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:20 to 16:52
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:14
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:25

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 00:35 Sat · Pratipada until 21:34 Sat
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, Purva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:38, then Purva Bhadrapada until 05:39 Sat, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 03:22 Sun
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:50, then Ganda until 20:16 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 13:58 · Bava until 00:35 Sat · Balava until 11:07 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:25Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 18 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:14Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraDurmukhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kanya sankrantiFriday 16 September
  • Full moonFriday 16 September
  • Purnima fastFriday 16 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Indira EkadashiMonday 26 SeptemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:11 and 08:35.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.