Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 2 December 2020A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:57, sunset 17:24. Yamaganda 08:16 to 09:34. Gulika Kalam 10:52 to 12:11. Rahu Kalam 12:11 to 13:29.00061218Moonset 08:31Moonrise 18:59

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 2 December 2020

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 18:22, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 2 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:11 to 13:29. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:57 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:57
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:16 to 09:34
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:31
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:52 to 12:11
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:11 to 13:29
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:59

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:57 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 18:22 · Tritiya until 19:27 Thu
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:38, then Ardra until 12:21 Thu
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:14, then Shubha until 11:01 Thu
  • KaranaGara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayGara until 18:22 · Vanija until 06:58 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:57The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 27 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:31Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise18:59Upper 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
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSharvariThe 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

  • Utpanna EkadashiThursday 10 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday 12 Dec after sunrise.
  • Utpanna Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 11 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
All festivals this year

Make my free kundli

These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.