Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 15 December 2038A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:06, sunset 17:26. Yamaganda 08:24 to 09:41. Gulika Kalam 10:59 to 12:16. Rahu Kalam 12:16 to 13:34.00061218Moonset 09:57Moonrise 20:40

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 15 December 2038

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 04:34 Thu, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 15 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:16 to 13:34. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:06
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:24 to 09:41
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:57
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:59 to 12:16
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:16 to 13:34
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:40

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 04:34 Thu · Panchami until 04:48 Fri
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:41 Thu, then Ashlesha until 03:32 Fri
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:24 Thu, then Vaidhriti until 02:26 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 16:16 · Balava until 04:34 Thu · Kaulava until 16:45 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:06The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:26Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:57Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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
  • SamvatsaraKalayuktaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiWednesday 15 December
  • Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 15 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.