Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 18 December 1992A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:08, sunset 17:28. Gulika Kalam 08:25 to 09:43. Rahu Kalam 11:00 to 12:18. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:38. Yamaganda 14:53 to 16:10.00061218Moonset 13:00Moonrise 02:23

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 18 December 1992

Friday in New Delhi.

Navami until 09:55, then Dashami.

Times forNew Delhi · 18 December

Rahu Kalam runs 11:00 to 12:18. 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 12:18
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:38
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:00
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:53 to 16:10
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:28
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:23 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waning MoonNavami until 09:55 · Dashami until 08:23 Sat
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:23, then Chitra until 13:35 Sat
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:40, then Shobhana until 07:12 Sat
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 09:55 · Vanija until 21:07 · Vishti until 08:23 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:08The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:28Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:00Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:23Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraAngirasaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSaturday 19 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday 21 Dec after sunrise.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 20 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.