Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 22 December 2056A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:10, sunset 17:30. Gulika Kalam 08:28 to 09:45. Rahu Kalam 11:02 to 12:20. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:41. Yamaganda 14:55 to 16:12.00061218Moonset 07:11Moonrise 17:49

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 22 December 2056

Friday in New Delhi.

Pratipada all day.

Times forNew Delhi · 22 December

Rahu Kalam runs 11:02 to 12:20. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:10
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:11
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:28 to 09:45
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:02 to 12:20
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:41
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:55 to 16:12
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:30
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:49

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipadaThe first lunar day of the waning MoonPratipada until 09:09 Sat
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:51, then Ardra until 10:23 Sat
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:47, then Brahma until 21:08 Sat
  • KaranaBalava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 20:09 · Kaulava until 09:09 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:30Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise17:49Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe 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

  • Saphala EkadashiMonday 1 JanuaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 09:17 and 09:18.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 2 JanuaryFollowers 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.