Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 15 December 1989A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:06, sunset 17:26. Gulika Kalam 08:24 to 09:41. Rahu Kalam 10:59 to 12:16. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:37. Yamaganda 14:51 to 16:09.00061218Moonset 09:33Moonrise 20:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 15 December 1989

Friday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 15:08, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 15 December

Rahu Kalam runs 10:59 to 12:16. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:06
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:24 to 09:41
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:33
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:59 to 12:16
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:37
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:51 to 16:09
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:16

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 15:08 · Chaturthi until 14:13 Sat
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:02, then Pushya until 10:38 Sat
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:51, then Indra until 09:48 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 15:08 · Bava until 02:34 Sat · Balava until 14:13 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:06The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:26Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:33Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:16Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraShuklaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 15 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSaturday 23 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 08:42 and 09:14.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.