Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 29 December 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:13, sunset 17:33. Gulika Kalam 08:30 to 09:48. Rahu Kalam 11:06 to 12:23. Abhijit 12:02 to 12:44. Yamaganda 14:58 to 16:16.00061218Moonset 02:44Moonrise 13:05

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 29 December 2006

Friday in New Delhi.

Dashami until 03:19 Sat, then Ekadashi.

Times forNew Delhi · 29 December

Rahu Kalam runs 11:06 to 12:23. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:13
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:30 to 09:48
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:06 to 12:23
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:02 to 12:44
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:05
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:58 to 16:16
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:33
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:44 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 03:19 Sat · Ekadashi until 01:21 Sun
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:02 Sat, then Bharani until 00:45 Sun
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:56 Sat, then Siddha until 22:06 Sat
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 16:19 · Gara until 03:19 Sat · Vanija until 14:20 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:13The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:33Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:44Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise13:05Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha 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.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiSaturday 30 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:14 and 09:17.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.