Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 29 December 2004A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:13, sunset 17:34. Yamaganda 08:31 to 09:48. Gulika Kalam 11:06 to 12:23. Rahu Kalam 12:23 to 13:41.00061218Moonset 09:20Moonrise 19:54

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 29 December 2004

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 04:08 Thu, then Chaturthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 29 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:23 to 13:41. 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.08:31 to 09:48
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:20
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:06 to 12:23
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:23 to 13:41
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:34
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:54

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 04:08 Thu · Chaturthi until 06:26 Fri
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:07, then Ashlesha until 22:55 Thu
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:19, then Vishkambha until 19:01 Thu
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 14:54 · Vishti until 04:08 Thu · Bava until 17:19 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:13The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:34Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:20Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:54Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraTaranaThe 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 EkadashiThursday 6 JanuaryBreak the fast on Saturday 8 Jan after sunrise.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 7 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.