Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 30 December 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:13, sunset 17:34. Gulika Kalam 08:31 to 09:48. Rahu Kalam 11:06 to 12:23. Abhijit 12:03 to 12:44. Yamaganda 14:59 to 16:16.00061218Moonset 23:11Moonrise 10:49

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 30 December 2011

Friday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 20:42, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 30 December

Rahu Kalam runs 11:06 to 12:23. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:13
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:31 to 09:48
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:49
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:06 to 12:23
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:03 to 12:44
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:59 to 16:16
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:34
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:11

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 20:42 · Saptami until 22:36 Sat
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:59, then Purva Bhadrapada until 10:05 Sat
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:51 Sat, then Variyan until 07:19 Sun
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 07:59 · Taitila until 20:42 · Gara until 09:35 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:13The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:34Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise10:49Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiFriday 30 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiThursday 5 JanuaryBreak the fast on Friday between 07:15 and 09:19.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.