Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 20 October 2056A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:25, sunset 17:46. Gulika Kalam 07:50 to 09:15. Rahu Kalam 10:41 to 12:06. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:28. Yamaganda 14:56 to 16:21.00061218Moonset 04:18Moonrise 16:22

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 20 October 2056

Friday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 12:10, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 20 October

Rahu Kalam runs 10:41 to 12:06. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:25
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:50 to 09:15
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:41 to 12:06
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:28
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:56 to 16:21
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:22
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:46
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:18 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 06:25 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 12:10 · Trayodashi until 13:33 Sat
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:31 Sat, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 02:36 Sun
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:16 Sat, then Vyaghata until 06:27 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 12:10 · Kaulava until 00:49 Sat · Taitila until 13:33 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:25The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:46Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:18Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise16:22Upper 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
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshFriday 20 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiFriday 3 NovemberBreak the fast on Sunday 5 Nov after sunrise.
  • Rama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 4 NovemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.