Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 18 December 1987A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:08, sunset 17:27. Gulika Kalam 08:25 to 09:43. Rahu Kalam 11:00 to 12:17. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:38. Yamaganda 14:52 to 16:10.00061218Moonset 15:04Moonrise 05:31

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 18 December 1987

Friday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 07:08, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 18 December

Rahu Kalam runs 11:00 to 12:17. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:08
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:25 to 09:43
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:00 to 12:17
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:38
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:52 to 16:10
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:04
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:31 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then Trayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 07:08 · Trayodashi until 05:19 Sat · Chaturdashi until 02:52 Sun
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:58, then Anuradha until 18:27 Sat
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:05, then Dhriti until 13:10 Sat
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 07:08 · Gara until 18:19 · Vanija until 05:19 Sat · Vishti until 16:10 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:08The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:04Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:31Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday

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.

  • PradoshFriday 18 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiWednesday 30 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 08:28 and 09:17.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.