Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 15 December 2034A 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 11:55 to 12:37. Yamaganda 14:51 to 16:09.00061218Moonset 21:30Moonrise 10:11

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 15 December 2034

Friday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 09:43, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

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. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:11
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:59 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.21:30

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 09:43 · Panchami until 10:52 Sat
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:09, then Dhanishtha until 23:35 Sat
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:11, then Harshana until 22:42 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 09:43 · Bava until 22:21 · Balava until 10:52 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
  • Moonset21:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise10:11Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraAnandaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiFriday 15 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiThursday 21 DecemberBreak the fast on Friday between 13:22 and 17:29.
  • Mokshada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 22 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.