Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 17 December 2049A 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 11:57 to 12:38. Yamaganda 14:52 to 16:10.00061218Moonset 12:00Moonrise 00:36

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 17 December 2049

Friday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 05:39 Sat, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

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. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:38
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:00
  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.00:36 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 05:39 Sat · Navami until 06:58 Sun
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:23, then Uttara Phalguni until 09:41 Sat
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:53 Sat, then Saubhagya until 05:46 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 16:45 · Kaulava until 05:39 Sat · Taitila until 18:23 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
  • Moonset12:00Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:36Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraShuklaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiFriday 17 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiMonday 20 DecemberBreak the fast on Wednesday 22 Dec after sunrise.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 21 DecemberFollowers 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.