Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 8 December 2023A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:01, 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 16:06.00061218Moonset 14:12Moonrise 03:15

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 8 December 2023

Friday is Utpanna Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 06:32 Sat, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 13:16 and 17:24.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 December

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

The day runs from sunrise at 07:01 to the next sunrise.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:01
    2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:19 to 09:37
    3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:55 to 12:13
    4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:52 to 12:34
    5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:12
    6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:49 to 16:06
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
    8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:15 Sat

    Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:01 to the next sunrise
    • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 06:32 Sat · Dwadashi until 07:14 Sun
    • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:54, then Chitra until 10:43 Sat
    • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:04 Sat, then Shobhana until 23:37 Sat
    • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 17:54 · Balava until 06:32 Sat · Kaulava until 18:59 Sat

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise07:01The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 23 min of daylight
    • Moonset14:12Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise03:15Upper 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
    • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika when counted to the new moon
    • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
    • SamvatsaraShobhakritThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • Utpanna EkadashiFriday 8 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:16 and 17:24.

    Next Ekadashi

    • Mokshada EkadashiFriday 22 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday 24 Dec after sunrise.
    • Mokshada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 23 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.