Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 8 January 2027A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:40. Gulika Kalam 08:33 to 09:51. Rahu Kalam 11:10 to 12:28. Abhijit 12:07 to 12:49. Yamaganda 15:04 to 16:22.00061218Moonset 18:06Moonrise 07:39

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 8 January 2027

Friday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 04:34 Sat, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 January

Rahu Kalam runs 11:10 to 12:28. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
    2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:39
    3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:33 to 09:51
    4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:10 to 12:28
    5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:07 to 12:49
    6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:04 to 16:22
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:40
    8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:06

    Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
    • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 04:34 Sat · Dwitiya until 07:08 Sun
    • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:13, then Uttara Ashadha until 12:16 Sat
    • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:22, then Harshana until 16:16 Sat
    • KaranaKimstughna, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayKimstughna until 15:15 · Bava until 04:34 Sat · Balava until 17:52 Sat

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset17:40Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 25 min of daylight
    • Moonset18:06Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise07:39Upper 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
    • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
    • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
    • SamvatsaraParabhavaThe 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

    • Pausha Putrada EkadashiMonday 18 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday 20 Jan after sunrise.
    • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 19 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.