Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 24 December 2036A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:11, sunset 17:31. Yamaganda 08:29 to 09:46. Gulika Kalam 11:03 to 12:21. Rahu Kalam 12:21 to 13:38.00061218Moonset 23:26Moonrise 11:40

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 24 December 2036

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 09:39, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 24 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:21 to 13:38. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:11
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:29 to 09:46
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:03 to 12:21
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:40
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:21 to 13:38
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:31
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:26

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 09:39 · Saptami until 12:09 Thu
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:32, then Purva Bhadrapada until 11:27 Thu
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:32, then Vyatipata until 18:15 Thu
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 09:39 · Gara until 22:57 · Vanija until 12:09 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:31Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:26Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise11:40Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha 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.

  • shashthiWednesday 24 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.