Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 19 December 2040A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:09, sunset 17:28. Yamaganda 08:26 to 09:44. Gulika Kalam 11:01 to 12:18. Rahu Kalam 12:18 to 13:36.00061218Moonset 07:51Moonrise 18:06

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 19 December 2040

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 19:36, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 19 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:18 to 13:36. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:09
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:51
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:26 to 09:44
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:01 to 12:18
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:18 to 13:36
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:28
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:06

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 19:36 · Dwitiya until 21:46 Thu
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:51 Thu, then Punarvasu until 06:32 Fri
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:07, then Brahma until 20:39 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 19:36 · Taitila until 08:39 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:28Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:51Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise18:06Upper 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
  • 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

  • Saphala EkadashiSunday 30 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday between 07:14 and 09:17.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.