Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 8 December 2021A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:02, sunset 17:24. Yamaganda 08:19 to 09:37. Gulika Kalam 10:55 to 12:13. Rahu Kalam 12:13 to 13:31.00061218Moonset 21:47Moonrise 11:03

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 8 December 2021

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 21:26, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:13 to 13:31. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:02 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:02
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:19 to 09:37
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:55 to 12:13
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:03
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:13 to 13:31
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:47

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:02 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 21:26 · Shashthi until 19:55 Thu
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:40, then Dhanishtha until 21:51 Thu
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:09, then Vyaghata until 10:27 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 10:29 · Balava until 21:26 · Kaulava until 08:35 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:02The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:47Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise11:03Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPlavaThe 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 14 DecemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:07 and 09:10.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.