Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 12 December 1997A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:04, sunset 17:25. Gulika Kalam 08:22 to 09:39. Rahu Kalam 10:57 to 12:15. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:35. Yamaganda 14:50 to 16:08.00061218Moonset 05:55Moonrise 16:14

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 12 December 1997

Friday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 11:44, then Chaturdashi.

Times forNew Delhi · 12 December

Rahu Kalam runs 10:57 to 12:15. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:04 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:04
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:22 to 09:39
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:57 to 12:15
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:35
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:50 to 16:08
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:14
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:25
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:55 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:04 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonTrayodashi until 11:44 · Chaturdashi until 09:45 Sat
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:36 Sat, then Rohini until 23:29 Sat
  • YogaShiva, Siddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:16, then Siddha until 05:25 Sat, then Sadhya until 02:48 Sun
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 11:44 · Gara until 22:42 · Vanija until 09:45 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:04The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:25Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:55Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise16:14Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraIshvaraThe 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 EkadashiThursday 25 DecemberBreak the fast on Friday between 07:12 and 09:15.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.