Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 11 December 1987A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:03, sunset 17:25. Gulika Kalam 08:21 to 09:39. Rahu Kalam 10:56 to 12:14. Abhijit 11:53 to 12:35. Yamaganda 14:49 to 16:07.00061218Moonset 11:30Moonrise 22:43

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 11 December 1987

Friday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 01:31 Sat, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 11 December

Rahu Kalam runs 10:56 to 12:14. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:03 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:03
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:21 to 09:39
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:56 to 12:14
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:30
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:53 to 12:35
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:49 to 16:07
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:25
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:43

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:03 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 01:31 Sat · Saptami until 04:03 Sun
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:10, then Magha until 13:15 Sat
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:43, then Vishkambha until 20:36 Sat
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 12:10 · Vanija until 01:31 Sat · Vishti until 14:49 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:03The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:25Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 22 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:43Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaPaushaLunar 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.

  • shashthiFriday 11 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.