Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 23 April 2100A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:48, sunset 18:52. Gulika Kalam 07:26 to 09:04. Rahu Kalam 10:42 to 12:20. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:46. Yamaganda 15:36 to 17:14.00061218Moonset 05:20Moonrise 17:51

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 23 April 2100

Friday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 19:07, then Purnima.

Times forNew Delhi · 23 April

Rahu Kalam runs 10:42 to 12:20. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:48 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:48
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:26 to 09:04
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:42 to 12:20
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:46
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:36 to 17:14
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:51
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:52
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:20 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:48 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then PurnimaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturdashi until 19:07 · Purnima until 15:15 Sat
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:31, then Chitra until 11:30 Sat
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:20, then Vajra until 18:01 Sat
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayGara until 09:00 · Vanija until 19:07 · Vishti until 05:12 Sat · Bava until 15:15 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:48The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:52Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 4 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:20Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise17:51Upper 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.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiTuesday 4 MayBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:39 and 18:58.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 5 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday between 05:37 and 06:58.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.