Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 28 December 2044A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:13, sunset 17:33. Yamaganda 08:30 to 09:48. Gulika Kalam 11:05 to 12:23. Rahu Kalam 12:23 to 13:40.00061218Moonset 01:34Moonrise 12:23

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 28 December 2044

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 07:47, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 28 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:23 to 13:40. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:13
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:30 to 09:48
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:05 to 12:23
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:23 to 13:40
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:23
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:33
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:34 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 07:47 · Navami until 07:42 Thu
  • NakshatraRevati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:58 Thu, then Ashwini until 04:42 Fri
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:51 Thu, then Shiva until 02:57 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 07:47 · Balava until 19:51 · Kaulava until 07:42 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:13The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:33Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:34Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise12:23Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraRaktakshiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiWednesday 28 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiFriday 30 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:27 and 17:35.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 31 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.