Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 13 December 2045A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:05, sunset 17:26. Yamaganda 08:23 to 09:40. Gulika Kalam 10:58 to 12:15. Rahu Kalam 12:15 to 13:33.00061218Moonset 21:52Moonrise 10:41

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 13 December 2045

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 23:58, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 13 December

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

The day runs from sunrise at 07:05 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:05
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:23 to 09:40
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:41
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:58 to 12:15
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:15 to 13:33
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:52

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:05 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 23:58 · Shashthi until 02:40 Fri
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:14, then Dhanishtha until 18:18 Thu
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:18, then Harshana until 21:15 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 10:43 · Balava until 23:58 · Kaulava until 13:18 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:05The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:26Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:52Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise10:41Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKrodhanaThe 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 EkadashiWednesday 20 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:10 and 09:13.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.