Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 12 December 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:04, sunset 17:25. Yamaganda 08:22 to 09:40. Gulika Kalam 10:57 to 12:15. Rahu Kalam 12:15 to 13:33.00061218Moonset 16:33Moonrise 06:46

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 12 December 2012

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 17:56, then Amavasya.

Times forNew Delhi · 12 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:15 to 13:33. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:04 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:04
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:22 to 09:40
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:57 to 12:15
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:15 to 13:33
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:33
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:25
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:46 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:04 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then AmavasyaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 17:56 · Amavasya until 14:12 Thu
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:48, then Jyeshtha until 17:48 Thu
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:16 Thu, then Shula until 20:58 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Shakuni, Chatushpada, then NagaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 07:46 · Shakuni until 17:56 · Chatushpada until 04:04 Thu · Naga until 14:12 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:04The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:25Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:33Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:46Upper 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
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe 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

  • Mokshada EkadashiSunday 23 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday between 13:23 and 17:30.
  • Mokshada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 24 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:12 and 08:02.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.