Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 16 December 2050A 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 12:37. Yamaganda 14:52 to 16:09.00061218Moonset 19:45Moonrise 08:38

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 16 December 2050

Friday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 08:33, then Tritiya.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti

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. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:38
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:59 to 12:17
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:37
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:52 to 16:09
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:45

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then Tritiya, then ChaturthiThe second, third and fourth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwitiya until 08:33 · Tritiya until 06:52 Sat · Chaturthi until 04:58 Sun
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:35, then Uttara Ashadha until 12:30 Sat
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:37, then Dhruva until 11:00 Sat
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 08:33 · Taitila until 19:44 · Gara until 06:52 Sat · Vanija until 17:56 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
  • Moonset19:45Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise08:38Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPramodaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiFriday 16 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiSaturday 24 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:12 and 09:15.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.