Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 23 December 2026A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:10, sunset 17:30. Yamaganda 08:28 to 09:45. Gulika Kalam 11:03 to 12:20. Rahu Kalam 12:20 to 13:38.00061218Moonrise 16:37

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 23 December 2026

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 10:48, then Purnima.

Observed today Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 23 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:20 to 13:38. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:10
    2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:28 to 09:45
    3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:03 to 12:20
    4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:20 to 13:38
    5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:37
    6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:30

    Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturdashi.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise
    • TithiChaturdashi, then Purnima, then PratipadaThe fourteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the fifteenth and first of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 10:48 · Purnima until 06:58 Thu · Pratipada until 03:08 Fri
    • NakshatraRohini, Mrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:57, then Mrigashira until 04:53 Thu, then Ardra until 01:47 Fri
    • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:16, then Shukla until 12:51 Thu
    • KaranaVanija, Vishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 10:48 · Vishti until 20:54 · Bava until 06:58 Thu · Balava until 17:02 Thu

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise07:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset17:30Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
    • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
    • Moonrise16:37Upper 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.

    • Full moonWednesday 23 December
    • Purnima fastWednesday 23 December

    Next Ekadashi

    • Saphala EkadashiSunday 3 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday between 07:15 and 09:19.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.