Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 16 December 2020A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Yamaganda 08:24 to 09:42. Gulika Kalam 10:59 to 12:17. Rahu Kalam 12:17 to 13:34.00061218Moonset 19:10Moonrise 08:42

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 16 December 2020

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 16:55, then Tritiya.

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 07:07 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:07
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:24 to 09:42
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:42
  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.19:10

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waxing MoonDwitiya until 16:55 · Tritiya until 15:18 Thu
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:04, then Uttara Ashadha until 19:13 Thu
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:33, then Dhruva until 16:03 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 16:55 · Taitila until 04:02 Thu · Gara until 15:18 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise08:42Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSharvariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiWednesday 16 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiFriday 25 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 08:31 and 09:15.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.