Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 16 April 2100A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:55, sunset 18:48. Gulika Kalam 07:32 to 09:08. Rahu Kalam 10:45 to 12:21. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:47. Yamaganda 15:34 to 17:11.00061218Moonset 00:58Moonrise 10:15

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 16 April 2100

Friday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 09:47, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

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.07:32 to 09:08
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:15
  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.00:58 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 09:47 · Saptami until 10:15 Sat
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:59, then Punarvasu until 23:44 Sat
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:15, then Sukarma until 19:21 Sat
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 09:47 · Gara until 22:06 · Vanija until 10:15 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
  • Moonset00:58Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise10:15Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRaudraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiFriday 16 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiTuesday 20 AprilBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:39 and 18:50.
  • Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 21 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.