Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 25 December 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:11, sunset 17:31. Gulika Kalam 08:29 to 09:46. Rahu Kalam 11:04 to 12:21. Abhijit 12:01 to 12:42. Yamaganda 14:56 to 16:14.00061218Moonset 01:22Moonrise 12:15

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 25 December 2009

Friday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 11:43, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 25 December

Rahu Kalam runs 11:04 to 12:21. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:11
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:29 to 09:46
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:04 to 12:21
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:01 to 12:42
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:15
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:56 to 16:14
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:31
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:22 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 11:43 · Navami until 12:21 Sat
  • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:47, then Revati until 14:54 Sat
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:15, then Parigha until 19:21 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 11:43 · Balava until 00:08 Sat · Kaulava until 12:21 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:31Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:22Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise12:15Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVirodhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiFriday 25 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiMonday 28 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:13 and 09:17.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.