Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 16 December 2067A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Gulika Kalam 08:24 to 09:42. Rahu Kalam 10:59 to 12:17. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:37. Yamaganda 14:52 to 16:09.00061218Moonset 03:46Moonrise 14:04

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 16 December 2067

Friday is Mokshada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 21:09, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 07:08 and 09:11.

Times forNew Delhi · 16 December

Rahu Kalam runs 10:59 to 12:17. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:07
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:24 to 09:42
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:59 to 12:17
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:37
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:04
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:52 to 16:09
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:46 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 21:09 · Dwadashi until 20:33 Sat
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:40, then Bharani until 23:43 Sat
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:36, then Shiva until 21:56 Sat
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 09:36 · Vishti until 21:09 · Bava until 08:48 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:46Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise14:04Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mokshada EkadashiFriday 16 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 07:08 and 09:11.

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSunday 1 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday between 07:14 and 09:18.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.