Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 26 December 2007A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:31. Yamaganda 08:29 to 09:47. Gulika Kalam 11:04 to 12:21. Rahu Kalam 12:21 to 13:39.00061218Moonset 09:14Moonrise 20:04

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 26 December 2007

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 23:34, then Chaturthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 26 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:21 to 13:39. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:12
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:29 to 09:47
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:14
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:04 to 12:21
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:21 to 13:39
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:31
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:04

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 23:34 · Chaturthi until 22:32 Thu
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:40, then Ashlesha until 23:17 Thu
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:05 Thu, then Vishkambha until 02:10 Fri
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 12:22 · Vishti until 23:34 · Bava until 10:57 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:31Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:14Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:04Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe 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 EkadashiFriday 4 JanuaryBreak the fast on Saturday between 07:15 and 09:19.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.