Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 17 December 2036A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:08, sunset 17:27. Yamaganda 08:25 to 09:42. Gulika Kalam 11:00 to 12:17. Rahu Kalam 12:17 to 13:35.00061218Moonset 17:25

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 17 December 2036

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 21:04, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 17 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:17 to 13:35. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:08
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:25 to 09:42
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:00 to 12:17
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:17 to 13:35
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:25
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 21:04 · Pratipada until 22:06 Thu
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:27, then Mula until 18:56 Thu
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:23, then Ganda until 13:53 Thu
  • KaranaChatushpada, Naga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 08:46 · Naga until 21:04 · Kimstughna until 09:31 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:08The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:25Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraNalaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonWednesday 17 December
  • Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 17 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiMonday 29 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:14 and 09:17.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.