Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 28 December 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:13, sunset 17:33. Gulika Kalam 08:30 to 09:48. Rahu Kalam 11:05 to 12:23. Abhijit 12:02 to 12:44. Yamaganda 14:58 to 16:15.00061218Moonrise 17:41

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 28 December 2012

Friday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 15:51, then Pratipada.

Observed today Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 28 December

Rahu Kalam runs 11:05 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.08:30 to 09:48
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:05 to 12:23
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:02 to 12:44
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:58 to 16:15
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:33
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:41

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 15:51 · Pratipada until 17:57 Sat
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:44 Sat, then Punarvasu until 08:06 Sun
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:10 Sat, then Indra until 05:31 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 15:51 · Balava until 04:57 Sat · Kaulava until 17:57 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:13The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:33Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise17:41Upper 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.

  • Full moonFriday 28 December
  • Purnima fastFriday 28 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiTuesday 8 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:16 and 09:20.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.