Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 6 December 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:00, sunset 17:24. Gulika Kalam 08:18 to 09:36. Rahu Kalam 10:54 to 12:12. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:33. Yamaganda 14:48 to 16:06.00061218Moonset 21:13Moonrise 09:54

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 6 December 2013

Friday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 16:25, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 6 December

Rahu Kalam runs 10:54 to 12:12. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:00 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:00
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:18 to 09:36
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:54
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:54 to 12:12
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:33
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:48 to 16:06
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:13

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:00 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 16:25 · Panchami until 13:33 Sat
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:58, then Shravana until 16:53 Sat
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:05, then Dhruva until 09:28 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 16:25 · Bava until 02:56 Sat · Balava until 13:33 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:00The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 24 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:13Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:54Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVijayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiFriday 6 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiFriday 13 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 07:06 and 09:09.
All festivals this year

Make my free kundli

These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.