Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 19 December 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:09, sunset 17:28. Gulika Kalam 08:26 to 09:43. Rahu Kalam 11:01 to 12:18. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:39. Yamaganda 14:53 to 16:11.00061218Moonset 12:02Moonrise 00:40

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 19 December 2008

Friday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 04:06 Sat, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 19 December

Rahu Kalam runs 11:01 to 12:18. 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.08:26 to 09:43
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:01 to 12:18
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:39
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:02
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:53 to 16:11
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:28
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:40 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 04:06 Sat · Navami until 04:49 Sun
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:18 Sat, then Hasta until 04:33 Sun
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:43, then Saubhagya until 18:55 Sat
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 15:59 · Kaulava until 04:06 Sat · Taitila until 16:23 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:28Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:02Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday

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
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiFriday 19 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiTuesday 23 DecemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:12 and 09:14.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.