Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 16 December 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Gulika Kalam 08:24 to 09:42. Rahu Kalam 10:59 to 12:17. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:38. Yamaganda 14:52 to 16:09.00061218Moonset 09:02Moonrise 20:10

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 16 December 2016

Friday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 20:36, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 16 December

Rahu Kalam runs 10:59 to 12:17. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:07
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:24 to 09:42
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:02
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:59 to 12:17
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:38
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:52 to 16:09
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:10

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 20:36 · Chaturthi until 18:51 Sat
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:25, then Pushya until 13:09 Sat
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:15, then Indra until 10:24 Sat
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 09:45 · Vishti until 20:36 · Bava until 07:38 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:02Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaPaushaLunar 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.

  • Dhanu sankrantiFriday 16 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSaturday 24 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:24 and 17:31.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.