Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 8 December 2038A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:01, sunset 17:24. Yamaganda 08:19 to 09:37. Gulika Kalam 10:55 to 12:13. Rahu Kalam 12:13 to 13:31.00061218Moonset 04:41Moonrise 15:25

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 8 December 2038

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 15:37, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 8 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:13 to 13:31. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:01 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:01
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:19 to 09:37
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:55 to 12:13
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:13 to 13:31
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:25
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:41 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:01 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 15:37 · Trayodashi until 18:14 Thu
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:11, then Bharani until 13:14 Thu
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:33 Thu, then Shiva until 02:26 Fri
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 15:37 · Kaulava until 04:56 Thu · Taitila until 18:14 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:01The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:41Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise15:25Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKalayuktaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshWednesday 8 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiWednesday 22 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:11 and 09:14.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.