Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 23 December 2043A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:10, sunset 17:30. Yamaganda 08:28 to 09:45. Gulika Kalam 11:03 to 12:20. Rahu Kalam 12:20 to 13:37.00061218Moonset 12:17Moonrise 00:53

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 23 December 2043

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 23:07, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 23 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.08:28 to 09:45
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:03 to 12:20
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:17
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:20 to 13:37
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:30
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:53 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 23:07 · Navami until 00:43 Fri
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:46, then Hasta until 18:43 Thu
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:02 Thu, then Shobhana until 04:12 Fri
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 10:34 · Kaulava until 23:07 · Taitila until 11:51 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:30Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:53Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRudhirodgariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiWednesday 23 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSaturday 26 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:24 and 17:31.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 27 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 07:13 and 07:55.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.