Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 25 December 2116A 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 16:13.00061218Moonset 11:32Moonrise 23:24

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 25 December 2116

Friday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 13:31, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

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. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:32
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:42
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:56 to 16:13
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:31
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:24

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 13:31 · Saptami until 11:25 Sat
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:27 Sat, then Uttara Phalguni until 23:10 Sat
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:49, then Ayushman until 07:52 Sat
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 13:31 · Vishti until 00:26 Sat · Bava until 11:25 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
  • Moonset11:32Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:24Upper 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.

  • shashthiFriday 25 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiTuesday 29 DecemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:26 and 17:33.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 30 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.