Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 28 December 1984A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:13, sunset 17:33. Gulika Kalam 08:30 to 09:48. Rahu Kalam 11:05 to 12:23. Abhijit 12:02 to 12:43. Yamaganda 14:58 to 16:15.00061218Moonset 23:08Moonrise 11:30

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 28 December 1984

Friday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 19:16, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 28 December

Rahu Kalam runs 11:05 to 12:23. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:13
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:30 to 09:48
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:05 to 12:23
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:30
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:02 to 12:43
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:58 to 16:15
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:33
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:08

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 19:16 · Saptami until 21:39 Sat
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:34, then Purva Bhadrapada until 11:14 Sat
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:19, then Vyatipata until 09:53 Sat
  • KaranaTaitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 19:16 · Gara until 08:25 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:13The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:33Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:08Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise11:30Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraRaktakshiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiFriday 28 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiWednesday 2 JanuaryBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:28 and 17:36.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 3 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday between 07:15 and 08:15.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.