Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 6 December 2034A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:00, sunset 17:24. Yamaganda 08:18 to 09:36. Gulika Kalam 10:54 to 12:12. Rahu Kalam 12:12 to 13:30.00061218Moonset 14:44Moonrise 03:44

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 6 December 2034

Wednesday is Utpanna Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 15:38, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 07:01 and 09:05.

Times forNew Delhi · 6 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:12 to 13:30. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:00 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:00
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:18 to 09:36
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:54 to 12:12
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:12 to 13:30
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:44
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:44 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:00 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 15:38 · Dwadashi until 18:05 Thu
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:01 Thu, then Swati until 03:58 Fri
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:06, then Shobhana until 18:53 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 15:38 · Kaulava until 04:50 Thu · Taitila until 18:05 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:00The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 24 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:44Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:44Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraAnandaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Utpanna EkadashiWednesday 6 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:01 and 09:05.

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiThursday 21 DecemberBreak the fast on Friday between 13:22 and 17:29.
  • Mokshada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 22 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.