Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 17 December 2038A 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 11:56 to 12:38. Yamaganda 14:52 to 16:10.00061218Moonset 11:23Moonrise 22:38

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 17 December 2038

Friday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 04:30 Sat, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

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. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:23
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:38
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:52 to 16:10
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:38

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 04:30 Sat · Saptami until 03:38 Sun
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:50 Sat, then Purva Phalguni until 03:36 Sun
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:02 Sat, then Priti until 23:12 Sat
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 16:43 · Vanija until 04:30 Sat · Vishti until 16:08 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
  • Moonset11:23Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:38Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKalayuktaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiFriday 17 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiWednesday 22 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:11 and 09:14.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.