Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 26 September 2042A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:11, sunset 18:13. Gulika Kalam 07:42 to 09:12. Rahu Kalam 10:42 to 12:12. Abhijit 11:48 to 12:36. Yamaganda 15:13 to 16:43.00061218Moonset 03:31Moonrise 16:26

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 26 September 2042

Friday is Parsva Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 02:01 Sat, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 26 September

Rahu Kalam runs 10:42 to 12:12. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:11 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:11
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:42 to 09:12
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:42 to 12:12
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:48 to 12:36
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:13 to 16:43
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:26
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:13
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:31 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 02:01 Sat · Trayodashi until 23:04 Sat
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:07, then Dhanishtha until 07:21 Sat
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:06, then Dhriti until 07:53 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 15:17 · Balava until 02:01 Sat · Kaulava until 12:36 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:13Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 2 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:31Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise16:26Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraDundubhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Parsva Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 26 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Indira EkadashiThursday 9 OctoberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:19 and 08:38.
All festivals this year

Make my free kundli

These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.