Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 16 December 2044A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Gulika Kalam 08:24 to 09:42. Rahu Kalam 10:59 to 12:17. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:38. Yamaganda 14:52 to 16:09.00061218Moonset 14:57Moonrise 05:18

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 16 December 2044

Friday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 09:10, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti, Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 16 December

Rahu Kalam runs 10:59 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.08:24 to 09:42
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:59 to 12:17
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:38
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:52 to 16:09
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:57
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:18 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 09:10 · Trayodashi until 10:34 Sat
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:36 Sat, then Anuradha until 04:44 Sun
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:41 Sat, then Dhriti until 00:46 Sun
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 09:10 · Gara until 21:49 · Vanija until 10:34 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
  • Moonset14:57Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:18Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday

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
  • SamvatsaraRaktakshiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiFriday 16 December
  • PradoshFriday 16 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiFriday 30 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:27 and 17:35.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 31 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.