Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 25 December 2054A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:11, sunset 17:31. Gulika Kalam 08:29 to 09:46. Rahu Kalam 11:04 to 12:21. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:42. Yamaganda 14:56 to 16:14.00061218Moonset 14:52Moonrise 04:22

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 25 December 2054

Friday is Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 05:40 Sat, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 25 December

Rahu Kalam runs 11:04 to 12:21. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:11
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:29 to 09:46
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:04 to 12:21
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:42
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:52
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:56 to 16:14
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:31
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:22 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 07:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 05:40 Sat · Trayodashi until 05:07 Sun
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:51 Sat, then Anuradha until 04:54 Sun
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:41, then Dhriti until 10:48 Sat
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 18:05 · Taitila until 05:40 Sat · Gara until 17:21 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:31Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:52Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:22Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraBhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 25 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiSaturday 9 JanuaryBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:16 and 09:20.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.