Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 8 December 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:01, sunset 17:24. Gulika Kalam 08:19 to 09:37. Rahu Kalam 10:55 to 12:13. Abhijit 11:52 to 12:34. Yamaganda 14:49 to 16:07.00061218Moonset 10:08Moonrise 20:38

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 8 December 2006

Friday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 01:58 Sat, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 8 December

Rahu Kalam runs 10:55 to 12:13. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:01 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:01
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:19 to 09:37
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:08
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:55 to 12:13
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:52 to 12:34
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:49 to 16:07
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:38

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:01 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 01:58 Sat · Panchami until 02:52 Sun
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:20, then Pushya until 13:21 Sat
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:01 Sat, then Indra until 01:31 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 13:50 · Balava until 01:58 Sat · Kaulava until 14:19 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:01The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:08Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:38Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVyayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiFriday 8 December
  • Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 8 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSaturday 16 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:08 and 09:11.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.