Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 19 December 1984A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:09, sunset 17:28. Yamaganda 08:26 to 09:43. Gulika Kalam 11:01 to 12:18. Rahu Kalam 12:18 to 13:36.00061218Moonset 14:52Moonrise 04:43

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 19 December 1984

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 22:59, then Trayodashi.

Times forNew Delhi · 19 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:18 to 13:36. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:09
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:26 to 09:43
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:01 to 12:18
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:18 to 13:36
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:52
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:28
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:43 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 22:59 · Trayodashi until 20:50 Thu
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:53, then Vishakha until 07:21 Thu
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:55, then Dhriti until 20:58 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 12:06 · Taitila until 22:59 · Gara until 09:53 Thu

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
  • Moonset14:52Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:43Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday

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
  • SamvatsaraRaktakshiThe 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

  • 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 08:15.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.