Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 12 December 2040A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:04, sunset 17:25. Yamaganda 08:22 to 09:40. Gulika Kalam 10:57 to 12:15. Rahu Kalam 12:15 to 13:33.00061218Moonset 01:59Moonrise 13:32

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 12 December 2040

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Navami until 15:03, then Dashami.

Times forNew Delhi · 12 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:15 to 13:33. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:04 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:04
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:22 to 09:40
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:57 to 12:15
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:15 to 13:33
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:32
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:25
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:59 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:04 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waxing MoonNavami until 15:03 · Dashami until 14:22 Thu
  • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:49, then Revati until 18:51 Thu
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:18 Thu, then Variyan until 22:42 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 15:03 · Taitila until 02:39 Thu · Gara until 14:22 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:04The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:25Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:59Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise13:32Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRaudraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiFriday 14 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 07:07 and 09:10.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.