Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 12 December 2018A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:04, sunset 17:25. Yamaganda 08:22 to 09:39. Gulika Kalam 10:57 to 12:15. Rahu Kalam 12:15 to 13:32.00061218Moonset 21:50Moonrise 10:49

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 12 December 2018

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 23:06, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 12 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:15 to 13:32. 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 09:39
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:49
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:57 to 12:15
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:15 to 13:32
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:25
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:50

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:04 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 23:06 · Shashthi until 01:49 Fri
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:36, then Dhanishtha until 19:45 Thu
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:39, then Harshana until 00:37 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 09:43 · Balava until 23:06 · Kaulava until 12:29 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
  • Moonset21:50Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise10:49Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVilambiThe 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 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.