Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 28 October 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:30, sunset 17:39. Gulika Kalam 07:54 to 09:18. Rahu Kalam 10:41 to 12:05. Abhijit 11:42 to 12:27. Yamaganda 14:52 to 16:16.00061218Moonset 16:31Moonrise 05:06

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 28 October 2016

Friday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 18:21, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Monthly Shivaratri

Times forNew Delhi · 28 October

Rahu Kalam runs 10:41 to 12:05. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:30
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:54 to 09:18
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:41 to 12:05
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:42 to 12:27
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:52 to 16:16
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:31
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:39
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:06 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waning MoonTrayodashi until 18:21 · Chaturdashi until 20:40 Sat
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:10 Sat, then Chitra until 09:03 Sun
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:25, then Vishkambha until 21:09 Sat
  • KaranaVanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 18:21 · Vishti until 07:29 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:30The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:39Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 9 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:31Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:06Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraDurmukhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Monthly ShivaratriFriday 28 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiThursday 10 NovemberBreak the fast on Saturday 12 Nov after sunrise.
  • Prabodhini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 11 NovemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.