Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 16 December 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Yamaganda 08:24 to 09:42. Gulika Kalam 10:59 to 12:17. Rahu Kalam 12:17 to 13:34.00061218Moonset 17:14

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 16 December 2009

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 17:32, then Pratipada.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti, New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 16 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.08:24 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.17:14
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 17:32 · Pratipada until 19:25 Thu
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:14, then Mula until 18:34 Thu
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:08, then Ganda until 15:24 Thu
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 17:32 · Kimstughna until 06:25 Thu · Bava until 19:25 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
  • Moonset17:14Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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
  • SamvatsaraVirodhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiWednesday 16 December
  • New moonWednesday 16 December
  • Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 16 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiMonday 28 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:13 and 09:17.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.