Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 21 December 2040A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:10, sunset 17:29. Gulika Kalam 08:27 to 09:45. Rahu Kalam 11:02 to 12:19. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:40. Yamaganda 14:54 to 16:12.00061218Moonset 09:28Moonrise 19:55

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 21 December 2040

Friday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 00:10 Sat, then Chaturthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 21 December

Rahu Kalam runs 11:02 to 12:19. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:10
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:27 to 09:45
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:28
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:02 to 12:19
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:40
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:54 to 16:12
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:29
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:55

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 00:10 Sat · Chaturthi until 02:44 Sun
  • NakshatraPushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:25 Sat
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:22, then Vaidhriti until 22:12 Sat
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 10:57 · Vishti until 00:10 Sat · Bava until 13:26 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:29Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:55Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRaudraThe 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

  • Saphala EkadashiSunday 30 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday between 07:14 and 09:17.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.