Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 12 December 2003A 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 09:57Moonrise 20:21

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 12 December 2003

Friday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 08:40, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Sankashti Chaturthi

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. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:57
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:57 to 12:15
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:35
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:50 to 16:08
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:25
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:21

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:04 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 08:40 · Chaturthi until 10:09 Sat
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:47, then Pushya until 13:42 Sat
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:13, then Indra until 19:04 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 08:40 · Bava until 21:28 · Balava until 10:09 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
  • Moonset09:57Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:21Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSvabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 12 December

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.