Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 5 December 2018A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:59, sunset 17:24. Yamaganda 08:17 to 09:35. Gulika Kalam 10:53 to 12:12. Rahu Kalam 12:12 to 13:30.00061218Moonset 16:14Moonrise 05:47

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 5 December 2018

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 12:03, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Monthly Shivaratri

Times forNew Delhi · 5 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:12 to 13:30. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:59 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:59
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:17 to 09:35
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:53 to 12:12
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:12 to 13:30
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:14
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:47 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waning MoonTrayodashi until 12:03 · Chaturdashi until 12:12 Thu
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:34 Thu, then Anuradha until 04:35 Fri
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:31, then Sukarma until 21:36 Thu
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then ShakuniHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 12:03 · Vishti until 00:04 Thu · Shakuni until 12:12 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:59The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:14Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:47Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Monthly ShivaratriWednesday 5 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiTuesday 18 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday 20 Dec after sunrise.
  • Mokshada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 19 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.