Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 27 December 2045A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:32. Yamaganda 08:30 to 09:47. Gulika Kalam 11:05 to 12:22. Rahu Kalam 12:22 to 13:40.00061218Moonset 09:52Moonrise 21:17

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 27 December 2045

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 19:35, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 27 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:22 to 13:40. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:12
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:30 to 09:47
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:52
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:05 to 12:22
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:22 to 13:40
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:32
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:17

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 19:35 · Panchami until 17:01 Thu
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:04, then Magha until 18:12 Thu
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:32, then Priti until 19:13 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 08:57 · Balava until 19:35 · Kaulava until 06:17 Thu · Taitila until 17:01 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:32Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:52Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:17Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKrodhanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiWednesday 27 December
  • Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 27 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiWednesday 3 JanuaryBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:15 and 07:43.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.