Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 29 December 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:13, sunset 17:33. Yamaganda 08:30 to 09:48. Gulika Kalam 11:06 to 12:23. Rahu Kalam 12:23 to 13:41.00061218Moonset 12:34Moonrise 02:09

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 29 December 2010

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Navami until 18:57, then Dashami.

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.08:30 to 09:48
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:06 to 12:23
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:23 to 13:41
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:34
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:33
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:09 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waning MoonNavami until 18:57 · Dashami until 17:21 Thu
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:30 Thu, then Swati until 02:40 Fri
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:20 Thu, then Sukarma until 23:53 Thu
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 07:50 · Gara until 18:57 · Vanija until 06:06 Thu · Vishti until 17:21 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:13The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:33Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:34Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:09Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikritaThe 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 31 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 07:14 and 09:18.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.