Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 21 December 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:10, sunset 17:29. Gulika Kalam 08:27 to 09:45. Rahu Kalam 11:02 to 12:19. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:40. Yamaganda 14:54 to 16:12.00061218Moonset 01:45Moonrise 12:42

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 21 December 2012

Friday in New Delhi.

Navami until 00:44 Sat, then Dashami.

Times forNew Delhi · 21 December

Rahu Kalam runs 11:02 to 12:19. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:10
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:27 to 09:45
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:02 to 12:19
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:40
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:42
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:54 to 16:12
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:29
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:45 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waxing MoonNavami until 00:44 Sat · Dashami until 02:49 Sun
  • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:48, then Revati until 12:02 Sat
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:39, then Parigha until 00:05 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 11:55 · Kaulava until 00:44 Sat · Taitila until 13:43 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:29Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:45Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise12:42Upper 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
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe 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

  • Mokshada EkadashiSunday 23 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday between 13:23 and 17:30.
  • Mokshada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 24 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:12 and 08:02.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.