Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 23 September 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:10, sunset 18:16. Gulika Kalam 07:41 to 09:12. Rahu Kalam 10:42 to 12:13. Abhijit 11:49 to 12:37. Yamaganda 15:15 to 16:46.00061218Moonset 12:49Moonrise 23:51

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 23 September 2016

Friday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 02:41 Sat, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 23 September

Rahu Kalam runs 10:42 to 12:13. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:10 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:10
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:41 to 09:12
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:42 to 12:13
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:49 to 12:37
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:49
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:15 to 16:46
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:16
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:51

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 02:41 Sat · Navami until 01:35 Sun
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:22, then Ardra until 14:43 Sat
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:42, then Variyan until 18:36 Sat
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 15:26 · Kaulava until 02:41 Sat · Taitila until 14:04 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:16Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 6 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:49Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:51Upper 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
  • MasaAshvinaLunar 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.

  • ashtamiFriday 23 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Indira EkadashiMonday 26 SeptemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:11 and 08:35.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.