Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 25 December 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:11, sunset 17:31. Gulika Kalam 08:29 to 09:46. Rahu Kalam 11:04 to 12:21. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:42. Yamaganda 14:56 to 16:13.00061218Moonrise 17:42

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 25 December 2015

Friday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 16:41, then Pratipada.

Observed today Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 25 December

Rahu Kalam runs 11:04 to 12:21. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:11
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:29 to 09:46
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:04 to 12:21
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:42
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:56 to 16:13
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:31
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:42

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 16:41 · Pratipada until 15:24 Sat
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:14, then Ardra until 11:29 Sat
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:08, then Brahma until 16:54 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 16:41 · Balava until 03:59 Sat · Kaulava until 15:24 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:31Day 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
  • Moonrise17:42Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraManmathaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Full moonFriday 25 December
  • Purnima fastFriday 25 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiTuesday 5 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:30 and 17:38.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 6 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday between 07:15 and 07:54.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.