Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 28 December 1988A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:13, sunset 17:33. Yamaganda 08:30 to 09:48. Gulika Kalam 11:05 to 12:23. Rahu Kalam 12:23 to 13:40.00061218Moonset 10:41Moonrise 22:22

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 28 December 1988

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 15:49, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 28 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:23 to 13:40. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:13
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:30 to 09:48
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:41
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:05 to 12:23
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:23 to 13:40
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:33
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:22

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 15:49 · Shashthi until 18:24 Thu
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:04, then Purva Phalguni until 19:04 Thu
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:17, then Ayushman until 17:08 Thu
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 15:49 · Gara until 05:04 Thu · Vanija until 18:24 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:13The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:33Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:41Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:22Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVibhavaThe 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

  • Saphala EkadashiTuesday 3 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:29 and 17:37.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.