Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 6 December 2052A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:00, sunset 17:24. Gulika Kalam 08:18 to 09:36. Rahu Kalam 10:54 to 12:12. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:33. Yamaganda 14:48 to 16:06.00061218Moonrise 17:47

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 6 December 2052

Friday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 12:48, then Pratipada.

Observed today Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 6 December

Rahu Kalam runs 10:54 to 12:12. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:00 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:00
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:18 to 09:36
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:54 to 12:12
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:33
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:48 to 16:06
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:47

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:00 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 12:48 · Pratipada until 08:51 Sat
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:34, then Mrigashira until 14:24 Sat
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:59, then Sadhya until 07:30 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 12:48 · Balava until 22:49 · Kaulava until 08:51 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:00The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 24 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise17:47Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraAngirasaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Full moonFriday 6 December
  • Purnima fastFriday 6 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiMonday 16 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:08 and 09:11.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.