Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 26 December 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:32. Gulika Kalam 08:29 to 09:47. Rahu Kalam 11:04 to 12:22. Abhijit 12:01 to 12:42. Yamaganda 14:57 to 16:14.00061218Moonset 16:26Moonrise 07:05

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 26 December 2008

Friday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 15:13, then Amavasya.

Times forNew Delhi · 26 December

Rahu Kalam runs 11:04 to 12:22. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:12
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:29 to 09:47
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:04 to 12:22
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:01 to 12:42
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:57 to 16:14
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:26
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:32
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:05 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then AmavasyaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 15:13 · Amavasya until 17:52 Sat
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:13, then Mula until 20:18 Sat
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:24, then Vriddhi until 22:20 Sat
  • KaranaShakuni, Chatushpada, then NagaHalf of a lunar dayShakuni until 15:13 · Chatushpada until 04:32 Sat · Naga until 17:52 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:32Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:26Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:05Upper 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.

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

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiWednesday 7 JanuaryBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:16 and 09:20.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.