Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 4 December 1987A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:58, sunset 17:24. Gulika Kalam 08:16 to 09:35. Rahu Kalam 10:53 to 12:11. Abhijit 11:50 to 12:32. Yamaganda 14:47 to 16:06.00061218Moonset 06:57Moonrise 16:26

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 4 December 1987

Friday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 12:59, then Purnima.

Observed today Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 4 December

Rahu Kalam runs 10:53 to 12:11. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:58 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:58
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:16 to 09:35
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:53 to 12:11
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:50 to 12:32
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:47 to 16:06
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:26
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:57 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 06:58 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then PurnimaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturdashi until 12:59 · Purnima until 13:31 Sat
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:38, then Rohini until 21:51 Sat
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:54, then Siddha until 17:13 Sat
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 12:59 · Vishti until 01:12 Sat · Bava until 13:31 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:58The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 26 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:57Upper 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
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraPrabhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Purnima fastFriday 4 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiThursday 17 DecemberBreak the fast on Friday between 07:08 and 07:08.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.