Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 18 December 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:08, sunset 17:27. Gulika Kalam 08:25 to 09:43. Rahu Kalam 11:00 to 12:17. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:38. Yamaganda 14:52 to 16:10.00061218Moonset 00:25Moonrise 12:10

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 18 December 2015

Friday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 09:39, then Ashtami.

Times forNew Delhi · 18 December

Rahu Kalam runs 11:00 to 12:17. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:08
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:25 to 09:43
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:00 to 12:17
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:38
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:10
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:52 to 16:10
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:25 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waxing MoonSaptami until 09:39 · Ashtami until 07:47 Sat
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:31, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 21:13 Sat
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:45, then Vyatipata until 15:57 Sat
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 09:39 · Vishti until 20:44 · Bava until 07:47 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:08The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset00:25Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise12:10Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraManmathaThe 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 EkadashiMonday 21 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:10 and 09:13.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.