Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 19 December 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:09, sunset 17:28. Yamaganda 08:26 to 09:44. Gulika Kalam 11:01 to 12:18. Rahu Kalam 12:18 to 13:36.00061218Moonset 23:56Moonrise 11:33

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 19 December 2012

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 22:34, then Ashtami.

Times forNew Delhi · 19 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:18 to 13:36. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:09
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:26 to 09:44
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:01 to 12:18
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:33
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:18 to 13:36
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:28
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:56

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waxing MoonSaptami until 22:34 · Ashtami until 23:16 Thu
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:29, then Purva Bhadrapada until 08:15 Thu
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:17 Thu, then Vyatipata until 23:41 Thu
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 10:31 · Vanija until 22:34 · Vishti until 10:49 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:28Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:56Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise11:33Upper 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
  • 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.