Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 20 December 2034A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:09, sunset 17:28. Yamaganda 08:26 to 09:44. Gulika Kalam 11:01 to 12:19. Rahu Kalam 12:19 to 13:36.00061218Moonset 02:20Moonrise 13:28

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 20 December 2034

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Navami until 09:26, then Dashami.

Times forNew Delhi · 20 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:19 to 13:36. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:09
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:26 to 09:44
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:01 to 12:19
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:19 to 13:36
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:28
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:28
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:20 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waxing MoonNavami until 09:26 · Dashami until 07:21 Thu
  • NakshatraRevati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:06, then Ashwini until 21:19 Thu
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:54, then Parigha until 12:50 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 09:26 · Taitila until 20:28 · Gara until 07:21 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:28Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:20Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise13:28Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraAnandaThe 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 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.