Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 1 May 2020A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:40, sunset 18:57. Gulika Kalam 07:20 to 08:59. Rahu Kalam 10:39 to 12:18. Abhijit 11:52 to 12:45. Yamaganda 15:38 to 17:17.00061218Moonset 02:13Moonrise 12:21

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 1 May 2020

Friday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 13:27, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 1 May

Rahu Kalam runs 10:39 to 12:18. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:40 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:40
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:20 to 08:59
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:39 to 12:18
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:52 to 12:45
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:21
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:38 to 17:17
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:57
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:13 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:40 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 13:27 · Navami until 11:36 Sat
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:05 Sat, then Magha until 23:40 Sat
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:59, then Vriddhi until 15:18 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 13:27 · Balava until 00:36 Sat · Kaulava until 11:36 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:40The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:57Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 16 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:13Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise12:21Upper 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
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonVaishakha when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSharvariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiFriday 1 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiSunday 3 MayBreak the fast on Tuesday 5 May after sunrise.
  • Mohini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 4 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.