Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 22 December 2038A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:10, sunset 17:29. Yamaganda 08:27 to 09:45. Gulika Kalam 11:02 to 12:20. Rahu Kalam 12:20 to 13:37.00061218Moonset 14:28Moonrise 03:54

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 22 December 2038

Wednesday is Saphala Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 19:03, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 07:11 and 09:14.

Times forNew Delhi · 22 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:20 to 13:37. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:10
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:27 to 09:45
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:02 to 12:20
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:20 to 13:37
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:28
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:29
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:54 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 19:03 · Dwadashi until 16:00 Thu
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:41, then Vishakha until 19:19 Thu
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:44, then Sukarma until 08:05 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 08:29 · Balava until 19:03 · Kaulava until 05:33 Thu · Taitila until 16:00 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:29Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday

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.

  • Saphala EkadashiWednesday 22 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:11 and 09:14.

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiThursday 6 JanuaryBreak the fast on Friday between 07:15 and 09:19.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.