Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 16 August 2019A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 19:00. Gulika Kalam 07:29 to 09:08. Rahu Kalam 10:47 to 12:25. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:52. Yamaganda 15:43 to 17:21.00061218Moonset 06:18Moonrise 19:46

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 16 August 2019

Friday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 20:22, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 16 August

Rahu Kalam runs 10:47 to 12:25. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:51
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:18
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:29 to 09:08
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:47 to 12:25
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:52
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:43 to 17:21
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:00
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:46

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 20:22 · Dwitiya until 22:49 Sat
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:56, then Shatabhisha until 13:55 Sat
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:53, then Atiganda until 13:51 Sat
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 07:10 · Kaulava until 20:22 · Taitila until 09:35 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:51The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:00Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 9 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:18Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:46Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, 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

  • Aja EkadashiMonday 26 AugustBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:40 and 18:48.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 27 AugustFollowers 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.