Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 24 December 1999A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:11, sunset 17:30. Gulika Kalam 08:28 to 09:46. Rahu Kalam 11:03 to 12:20. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:41. Yamaganda 14:55 to 16:13.00061218Moonset 08:31Moonrise 19:27

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 24 December 1999

Friday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 15:49, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 24 December

Rahu Kalam runs 11:03 to 12:20. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:11
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:28 to 09:46
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:31
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:03 to 12:20
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:41
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:55 to 16:13
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:30
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:27

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 15:49 · Tritiya until 12:46 Sat
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:29, then Pushya until 15:13 Sat
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:00 Sat, then Vaidhriti until 21:29 Sat
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 15:49 · Vanija until 02:14 Sat · Vishti until 12:46 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:30Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:31Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:27Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraPramathiThe 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 EkadashiSunday 2 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday between 07:15 and 09:18.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.