Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 20 December 2058A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:09, sunset 17:28. Gulika Kalam 08:26 to 09:44. Rahu Kalam 11:01 to 12:19. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:39. Yamaganda 14:54 to 16:11.00061218Moonset 22:37Moonrise 11:21

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 20 December 2058

Friday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 07:31, then Shashthi.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 20 December

Rahu Kalam runs 11:01 to 12:19. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:09
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:26 to 09:44
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:01 to 12:19
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:21
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:39
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:54 to 16:11
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:28
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:37

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then Shashthi, then SaptamiThe fifth, sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 07:31 · Shashthi until 05:00 Sat · Saptami until 02:52 Sun
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:22, then Shatabhisha until 10:38 Sat
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:59 Sat, then Siddhi until 23:59 Sat
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 07:31 · Kaulava until 18:13 · Taitila until 05:00 Sat · Gara until 15:53 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:28Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:37Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise11:21Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraBahudhanyaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiFriday 20 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiWednesday 25 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:12 and 09:15.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.