Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 16 December 2026A 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 23:52Moonrise 11:48

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 16 December 2026

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 22:46, then Ashtami.

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.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:07
    2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:24 to 09:42
    3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:59 to 12:17
    4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:48
    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.23:52

    Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Saptami.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
    • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waxing MoonSaptami until 22:46 · Ashtami until 23:26 Thu
    • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:03, then Purva Bhadrapada until 15:31 Thu
    • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:46, then Siddhi until 13:22 Thu
    • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 10:08 · Vanija until 22:46 · Vishti until 11:13 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
    • Moonset23:52Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise11:48Upper 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.

    • Dhanu sankrantiWednesday 16 December

    Next Ekadashi

    • Mokshada EkadashiSunday 20 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday between 07:10 and 09:13.
    All festivals this year

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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.