Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 8 December 2017A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:02, sunset 17:24. Gulika Kalam 08:19 to 09:37. Rahu Kalam 10:55 to 12:13. Abhijit 11:52 to 12:34. Yamaganda 14:49 to 16:07.00061218Moonset 11:15Moonrise 22:37

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 8 December 2017

Friday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 02:52 Sat, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 8 December

Rahu Kalam runs 10:55 to 12:13. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:02 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:02
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:19 to 09:37
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:55 to 12:13
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:15
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:52 to 12:34
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:49 to 16:07
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:37

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:02 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 02:52 Sat · Saptami until 01:41 Sun
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:28, then Magha until 17:41 Sat
  • YogaIndra, Vaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:09, then Vaidhriti until 06:31 Sat, then Vishkambha until 04:26 Sun
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 15:44 · Vanija until 02:52 Sat · Vishti until 14:12 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:02The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:15Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:37Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraHevilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiFriday 8 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiWednesday 13 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:18 and 17:25.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.