Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 14 December 1994A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:05, sunset 17:26. Yamaganda 08:23 to 09:40. Gulika Kalam 10:58 to 12:16. Rahu Kalam 12:16 to 13:33.00061218Moonset 04:31Moonrise 14:53

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 14 December 1994

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 00:06 Thu, then Trayodashi.

Times forNew Delhi · 14 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:16 to 13:33. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:05 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:05
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:23 to 09:40
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:58 to 12:16
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:16 to 13:33
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:53
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:31 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:05 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 00:06 Thu · Trayodashi until 02:51 Fri
  • NakshatraBharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:04 Thu
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:45, then Shiva until 09:46 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 10:43 · Balava until 00:06 Thu · Kaulava until 13:29 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:05The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:26Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:31Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise14:53Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraBhavaThe 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 EkadashiWednesday 28 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:26 and 17:33.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 29 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.