Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 6 December 1996A 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 14:20Moonrise 03:19

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 6 December 1996

Friday is Utpanna Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 03:45 Sat, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 13:15 and 17:24.

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. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:18 to 09:36
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:54 to 12:12
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:33
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:20
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:48 to 16:06
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:19 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:00 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 03:45 Sat · Dwadashi until 03:30 Sun
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:05, then Chitra until 10:02 Sat
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:40 Sat, then Shobhana until 00:21 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 15:34 · Balava until 03:45 Sat · Kaulava until 15:44 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
  • Moonset14:20Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:19Upper 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
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Utpanna EkadashiFriday 6 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:15 and 17:24.

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiFriday 20 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 07:10 and 09:13.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.