Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 30 December 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:13, sunset 17:34. Gulika Kalam 08:31 to 09:49. Rahu Kalam 11:06 to 12:24. Abhijit 12:03 to 12:45. Yamaganda 14:59 to 16:17.00061218Moonset 18:41Moonrise 07:44

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 30 December 2016

Friday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 13:49, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 30 December

Rahu Kalam runs 11:06 to 12:24. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:13
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:44
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:31 to 09:49
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:06 to 12:24
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:03 to 12:45
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:59 to 16:17
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:34
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:41

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 13:49 · Dwitiya until 14:52 Sat
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:13, then Uttara Ashadha until 14:48 Sat
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:19, then Vyaghata until 10:01 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 13:49 · Balava until 02:23 Sat · Kaulava until 14:52 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:13The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:34Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:41Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:44Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha 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

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiSunday 8 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday between 13:32 and 17:41.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 9 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.