Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 12 April 2019A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:00, sunset 18:45. Gulika Kalam 07:35 to 09:11. Rahu Kalam 10:47 to 12:22. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:48. Yamaganda 15:34 to 17:09.00061218Moonset 01:27Moonrise 11:15

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 12 April 2019

Friday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 13:24, then Ashtami.

Times forNew Delhi · 12 April

Rahu Kalam runs 10:47 to 12:22. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:00 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:00
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:35 to 09:11
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:47 to 12:22
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:15
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:48
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:34 to 17:09
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:45
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:27 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:00 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waxing MoonSaptami until 13:24 · Ashtami until 11:42 Sat
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:54, then Punarvasu until 08:59 Sat
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:22, then Sukarma until 10:53 Sat
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 13:24 · Vishti until 00:36 Sat · Bava until 11:42 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:00The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:45Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 45 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:27Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise11:15Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiMonday 15 AprilBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:39 and 18:47.
  • Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 16 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.