Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 2 December 2043A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:57, sunset 17:24. Yamaganda 08:15 to 09:34. Gulika Kalam 10:52 to 12:10. Rahu Kalam 12:10 to 13:29.00061218Moonset 17:43Moonrise 07:36

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 2 December 2043

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 22:39, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 2 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:10 to 13:29. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:57 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:57
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:36
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:15 to 09:34
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:52 to 12:10
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:10 to 13:29
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:43

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:57 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 22:39 · Dwitiya until 01:06 Fri
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:50 Thu, then Mula until 05:42 Fri
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:53 Thu, then Shula until 04:38 Fri
  • KaranaKimstughna, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayKimstughna until 09:23 · Bava until 22:39 · Balava until 11:53 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:57The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 27 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:43Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:36Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRudhirodgariThe 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 EkadashiSaturday 12 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 09:03 and 09:08.
  • Mokshada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 13 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.