Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 17 December 2021A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Gulika Kalam 08:25 to 09:42. Rahu Kalam 11:00 to 12:17. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:38. Yamaganda 14:52 to 16:10.00061218Moonset 06:17Moonrise 16:05

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 17 December 2021

Friday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi all day.

Times forNew Delhi · 17 December

Rahu Kalam runs 11:00 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.08:25 to 09:42
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:00 to 12:17
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:38
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:52 to 16:10
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:05
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:17 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashiThe fourteenth lunar day of the waxing MoonChaturdashi until 07:25 Sat
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:40, then Rohini until 13:48 Sat
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:13, then Sadhya until 09:12 Sat
  • KaranaGara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayGara until 18:03 · Vanija until 07:25 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
  • Moonset06:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise16:05Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPlavaThe 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

  • Saphala EkadashiThursday 30 DecemberBreak the fast on Friday between 07:14 and 09:17.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.