Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 5 December 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:59, sunset 17:24. Gulika Kalam 08:17 to 09:35. Rahu Kalam 10:53 to 12:11. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:32. Yamaganda 14:48 to 16:06.00061218Moonset 04:36Moonrise 15:14

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 5 December 2003

Friday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 18:03, then Trayodashi.

Times forNew Delhi · 5 December

Rahu Kalam runs 10:53 to 12:11. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:59 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:59
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:17 to 09:35
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:53 to 12:11
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:32
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:48 to 16:06
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:14
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:36 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 18:03 · Trayodashi until 20:44 Sat
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:39, then Bharani until 21:45 Sat
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:10, then Parigha until 15:07 Sat
  • KaranaBalava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 18:03 · Kaulava until 07:23 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:59The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:36Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise15:14Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSvabhanuThe 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 EkadashiFriday 19 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:21 and 17:28.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 20 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.