Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 16 December 1994A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Gulika Kalam 08:24 to 09:42. Rahu Kalam 10:59 to 12:17. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:37. Yamaganda 14:52 to 16:09.00061218Moonset 06:13Moonrise 16:17

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 16 December 1994

Friday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 05:27 Sat, then Purnima.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 16 December

Rahu Kalam runs 10:59 to 12:17. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:07
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:24 to 09:42
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:59 to 12:17
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:37
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:52 to 16:09
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:17
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:13 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then PurnimaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturdashi until 05:27 Sat · Purnima until 07:47 Sun
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:12, then Rohini until 14:08 Sat
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:44, then Sadhya until 11:34 Sat
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 16:10 · Vanija until 05:27 Sat · Vishti until 18:39 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:13Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise16:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraBhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiFriday 16 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiWednesday 28 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:26 and 17:33.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 29 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.