Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 9 December 2026A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:02, sunset 17:25. Yamaganda 08:20 to 09:38. Gulika Kalam 10:56 to 12:13. Rahu Kalam 12:13 to 13:31.00061218Moonset 17:28Moonrise 07:19

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 9 December 2026

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada all day.

Times forNew Delhi · 9 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.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:02
    2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:19
    3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:20 to 09:38
    4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:56 to 12:13
    5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:13 to 13:31
    6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:25
    7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:28

    Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:02 to the next sunrise
    • TithiPratipadaThe first lunar day of the waxing MoonPratipada until 08:47 Thu
    • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:01, then Mula until 23:58 Thu
    • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:40, then Shula until 09:25 Thu
    • KaranaKimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayKimstughna until 19:32 · Bava until 08:47 Thu

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise07:02The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset17:25Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 23 min of daylight
    • Moonset17:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise07:19Upper 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
    • SamvatsaraParabhavaThe 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 EkadashiSunday 20 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday between 07:10 and 09:13.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.