Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 8 December 2051A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:01, sunset 17:24. Gulika Kalam 08:19 to 09:37. Rahu Kalam 10:55 to 12:13. Abhijit 11:52 to 12:34. Yamaganda 14:49 to 16:06.00061218Moonset 22:02Moonrise 10:33

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 8 December 2051

Friday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 19:32, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 December

Rahu Kalam runs 10:55 to 12:13. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:01 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:01
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:19 to 09:37
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:33
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:55 to 12:13
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:52 to 12:34
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:49 to 16:06
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:02

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:01 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 19:32 · Shashthi until 19:07 Sat
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:16, then Dhanishtha until 22:25 Sat
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:17, then Vyaghata until 11:52 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 07:34 · Balava until 19:32 · Kaulava until 07:23 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:01The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:02Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise10:33Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPrajapatiThe 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

  • Mokshada EkadashiWednesday 13 DecemberBreak the fast on Friday 15 Dec after sunrise.
  • Mokshada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 14 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.