Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 9 December 1992A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:02, sunset 17:25. Yamaganda 08:20 to 09:38. Gulika Kalam 10:56 to 12:14. Rahu Kalam 12:14 to 13:31.00061218Moonrise 16:52

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 9 December 1992

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 05:11 Thu, then Pratipada.

Observed today Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 9 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:14 to 13:31. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:02 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:02
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:20 to 09:38
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:56 to 12:14
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:14 to 13:31
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:52
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:25

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:02 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 05:11 Thu · Pratipada until 03:30 Fri
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:18 Thu, then Mrigashira until 02:19 Fri
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:49, then Sadhya until 12:29 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 17:51 · Bava until 05:11 Thu · Balava until 16:23 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:02The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:25Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 22 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise16:52Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraAngirasaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Full moonWednesday 9 December
  • Purnima fastWednesday 9 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSaturday 19 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday 21 Dec after sunrise.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 20 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.