Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 16 December 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:06, sunset 17:26. Gulika Kalam 08:24 to 09:41. Rahu Kalam 10:59 to 12:16. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:37. Yamaganda 14:51 to 16:09.00061218Moonset 11:01Moonrise 23:03

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 16 December 2011

Friday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 20:35, then Saptami.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti, shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 16 December

Rahu Kalam runs 10:59 to 12:16. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:06
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:24 to 09:41
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:59 to 12:16
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:01
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:37
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:51 to 16:09
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:03

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 20:35 · Saptami until 19:09 Sat
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:27, then Purva Phalguni until 21:38 Sat
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:53, then Priti until 19:30 Sat
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 09:09 · Vanija until 20:35 · Vishti until 07:55 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:06The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:26Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:01Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:03Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiFriday 16 December
  • shashthiFriday 16 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiWednesday 21 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:10 and 07:25.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.