Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 6 December 1991A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:00, sunset 17:24. Gulika Kalam 08:18 to 09:36. Rahu Kalam 10:54 to 12:12. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:33. Yamaganda 14:48 to 16:06.00061218Moonset 17:28Moonrise 07:04

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 6 December 1991

Friday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 09:26, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon

Times forNew Delhi · 6 December

Rahu Kalam runs 10:54 to 12:12. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:00 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:00
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:04
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:18 to 09:36
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:54 to 12:12
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:33
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:48 to 16:06
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:28

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:00 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 09:26 · Pratipada until 11:25 Sat
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:42 Sat, then Mula until 08:25 Sun
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:26, then Shula until 22:59 Sat
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 09:26 · Kimstughna until 22:23 · Bava until 11:25 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:00The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 24 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:04Upper 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
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraPrajapatiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonFriday 6 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiTuesday 17 DecemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 08:13 and 09:11.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.