Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 15 December 2017A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:06, sunset 17:26. Gulika Kalam 08:24 to 09:41. Rahu Kalam 10:59 to 12:16. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:37. Yamaganda 14:51 to 16:09.00061218Moonset 15:39Moonrise 05:09

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 15 December 2017

Friday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi all day.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 15 December

Rahu Kalam runs 10:59 to 12:16. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:06
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:24 to 09:41
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:59 to 12:16
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:37
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:51 to 16:09
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:39
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:09 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashiThe thirteenth lunar day of the waning MoonTrayodashi until 07:11 Sat
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:30 Sat, then Anuradha until 04:12 Sun
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:37 Sat, then Dhriti until 02:14 Sun
  • KaranaGara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayGara until 18:07 · Vanija until 07:11 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:06The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:26Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:39Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:09Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday

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.

  • PradoshFriday 15 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiFriday 29 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 07:14 and 09:17.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.