Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 17 December 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Yamaganda 08:25 to 09:42. Gulika Kalam 10:59 to 12:17. Rahu Kalam 12:17 to 13:34.00061218Moonset 12:58Moonrise 01:18

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 17 December 2003

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 10:45, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 17 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:17 to 13:34. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:07
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:25 to 09:42
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:59 to 12:17
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:17 to 13:34
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:58
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:18 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 10:45 · Navami until 09:21 Thu
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:10, then Hasta until 15:17 Thu
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:17, then Saubhagya until 11:52 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 10:45 · Taitila until 22:08 · Gara until 09:21 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:58Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:18Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSvabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiWednesday 17 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiFriday 19 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:21 and 17:28.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 20 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
All festivals this year

Make my free kundli

These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.