Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 16 April 2021A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:55, sunset 18:48. Gulika Kalam 07:31 to 09:08. Rahu Kalam 10:45 to 12:21. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:47. Yamaganda 15:34 to 17:11.00061218Moonset 22:38Moonrise 08:27

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 16 April 2021

Friday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 18:06, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 16 April

Rahu Kalam runs 10:45 to 12:21. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:55
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:31 to 09:08
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:27
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:45 to 12:21
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:47
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:34 to 17:11
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:48
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:38

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 18:06 · Panchami until 20:33 Sat
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:40, then Mrigashira until 02:34 Sun
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:23, then Shobhana until 19:17 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 18:06 · Bava until 07:22 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:55The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:48Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 53 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:38Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise08:27Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPlavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiFriday 16 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiFriday 23 AprilBreak the fast on Saturday between 05:47 and 08:23.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.