Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 24 December 2004A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:11, sunset 17:31. Gulika Kalam 08:29 to 09:46. Rahu Kalam 11:03 to 12:21. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:42. Yamaganda 14:56 to 16:13.00061218Moonset 06:06Moonrise 15:36

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 24 December 2004

Friday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 15:53, then Chaturdashi.

Times forNew Delhi · 24 December

Rahu Kalam runs 11:03 to 12:21. 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.08:29 to 09:46
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:03 to 12:21
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:42
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:56 to 16:13
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:36
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:31
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:06 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 07:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonTrayodashi until 15:53 · Chaturdashi until 18:10 Sat
  • NakshatraRohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:30 Sat
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:32, then Shubha until 15:09 Sat
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 15:53 · Gara until 05:00 Sat · Vanija until 18:10 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:31Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:06Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise15:36Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraTaranaThe 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 6 JanuaryBreak the fast on Saturday 8 Jan after sunrise.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 7 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.