Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 21 December 2136A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:09, sunset 17:29. Gulika Kalam 08:27 to 09:44. Rahu Kalam 11:02 to 12:19. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:40. Yamaganda 14:54 to 16:11.00061218Moonset 15:20Moonrise 06:05

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 21 December 2136

Friday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 19:48, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Monthly Shivaratri, Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 21 December

Rahu Kalam runs 11:02 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.08:27 to 09:44
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:02 to 12:19
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:40
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:54 to 16:11
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:20
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:29
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:05 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waning MoonTrayodashi until 19:48 · Chaturdashi until 16:00 Sat
  • NakshatraVishakha, Anuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:49, then Anuradha until 05:54 Sat, then Jyeshtha until 02:47 Sun
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:59, then Shula until 18:36 Sat
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, Vishti, then ShakuniHalf of a lunar dayGara until 09:36 · Vanija until 19:48 · Vishti until 05:55 Sat · Shakuni until 16:00 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:29Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:20Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:05Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDurmukhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Monthly ShivaratriFriday 21 December
  • PradoshFriday 21 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiWednesday 2 JanuaryBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:28 and 17:36.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 3 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday between 07:15 and 07:31.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.