Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 2 December 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:57, sunset 17:24. Gulika Kalam 08:16 to 09:34. Rahu Kalam 10:52 to 12:11. Abhijit 11:50 to 12:31. Yamaganda 14:47 to 16:06.00061218Moonset 19:54Moonrise 08:59

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 2 December 2016

Friday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 23:57, then Chaturthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 2 December

Rahu Kalam runs 10:52 to 12:11. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:57 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:57
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:16 to 09:34
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:59
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:52 to 12:11
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:50 to 12:31
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:47 to 16:06
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:54

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:57 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waxing MoonTritiya until 23:57 · Chaturthi until 01:25 Sun
  • NakshatraPurva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:16 Sat
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:15 Sat, then Vriddhi until 06:10 Sun
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 11:06 · Gara until 23:57 · Vanija until 12:44 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:57The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 27 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise08:59Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDurmukhiThe 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 EkadashiSaturday 10 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:04 and 09:08.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.