Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 15 December 2023A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:06, sunset 17:26. Gulika Kalam 08:23 to 09:41. Rahu Kalam 10:58 to 12:16. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:37. Yamaganda 14:51 to 16:09.00061218Moonset 19:48Moonrise 09:29

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 15 December 2023

Friday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 22:31, then Chaturthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 15 December

Rahu Kalam runs 10:58 to 12:16. Avoid new starts then.

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

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:06
    2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:23 to 09:41
    3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:29
    4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:58 to 12:16
    5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:37
    6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:51 to 16:09
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
    8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:48

    Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Tritiya.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise
    • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waxing MoonTritiya until 22:31 · Chaturthi until 20:01 Sat
    • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, Uttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:11, then Uttara Ashadha until 06:25 Sat, then Shravana until 04:37 Sun
    • YogaVriddhi, Dhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:17, then Dhruva until 07:02 Sat, then Vyaghata until 03:47 Sun
    • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 11:45 · Gara until 22:31 · Vanija until 09:16 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
    • Moonset19:48Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise09:29Upper 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
    • SamvatsaraShobhakritThe 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

    • 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.