Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 21 December 2007A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:09, sunset 17:29. Gulika Kalam 08:27 to 09:44. Rahu Kalam 11:02 to 12:19. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:40. Yamaganda 14:54 to 16:11.00061218Moonset 05:10Moonrise 14:42

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 21 December 2007

Friday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 16:50, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 21 December

Rahu Kalam runs 11:02 to 12:19. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:09
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:27 to 09:44
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:02 to 12:19
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:40
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:42
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:54 to 16:11
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:29
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:10 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 07:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 16:50 · Trayodashi until 13:27 Sat
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:43, then Krittika until 10:05 Sat
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:09 Sat, then Sadhya until 21:07 Sat
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 16:50 · Kaulava until 03:10 Sat · Taitila until 13:27 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:29Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise14:42Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshFriday 21 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiFriday 4 JanuaryBreak the fast on Saturday between 07:15 and 09:19.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.