Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 16 December 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:06, sunset 17:27. Yamaganda 08:24 to 09:41. Gulika Kalam 10:59 to 12:17. Rahu Kalam 12:17 to 13:34.00061218Moonset 22:23Moonrise 10:46

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 16 December 2015

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 12:47, then Shashthi.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 16 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:17 to 13:34. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:06
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:24 to 09:41
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:46
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:59 to 12:17
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:17 to 13:34
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:23

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 12:47 · Shashthi until 11:19 Thu
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:33 Thu, then Shatabhisha until 23:38 Thu
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:52, then Vajra until 21:23 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 12:47 · Kaulava until 00:04 Thu · Taitila until 11:19 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:06The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:23Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise10:46Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraManmathaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiWednesday 16 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiMonday 21 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:10 and 09:13.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.