Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 10 December 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:03, sunset 17:25. Yamaganda 08:21 to 09:39. Gulika Kalam 10:56 to 12:14. Rahu Kalam 12:14 to 13:32.00061218Moonset 05:22Moonrise 15:03

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 10 December 2008

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 08:53, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 10 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:14 to 13:32. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:03 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:03
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:21 to 09:39
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:56 to 12:14
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:14 to 13:32
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:03
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:25
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:22 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 07:03 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then Trayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 08:53 · Trayodashi until 05:37 Thu · Chaturdashi until 01:58 Fri
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:09, then Krittika until 19:21 Thu
  • YogaParigha, Shiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:32, then Shiva until 05:37 Thu, then Siddha until 01:23 Fri
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 08:53 · Kaulava until 19:19 · Taitila until 05:37 Thu · Gara until 15:50 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:03The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:25Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 22 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:22Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise15:03Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshWednesday 10 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiTuesday 23 DecemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:12 and 09:14.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.