Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 18 December 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:08, sunset 17:28. Yamaganda 08:25 to 09:43. Gulika Kalam 11:00 to 12:18. Rahu Kalam 12:18 to 13:35.00061218Moonset 07:33Moonrise 18:29

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 18 December 2013

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 17:18, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 18 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:18 to 13:35. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:08
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:33
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:25 to 09:43
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:00 to 12:18
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:18 to 13:35
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:28
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:29

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 17:18 · Dwitiya until 19:47 Thu
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:04 Thu, then Punarvasu until 07:01 Fri
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:16, then Brahma until 23:04 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 17:18 · Taitila until 06:32 Thu · Gara until 19:47 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:08The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:28Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:33Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise18:29Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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
  • SamvatsaraVijayaThe 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 EkadashiSaturday 28 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:26 and 17:33.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 29 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.