Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 26 December 2046A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:32. Yamaganda 08:29 to 09:47. Gulika Kalam 11:04 to 12:22. Rahu Kalam 12:22 to 13:39.00061218Moonset 16:23Moonrise 07:02

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 26 December 2046

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 17:42, then Amavasya.

Times forNew Delhi · 26 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:22 to 13:39. 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.08:29 to 09:47
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:04 to 12:22
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:22 to 13:39
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:23
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:32
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:02 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then AmavasyaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 17:42 · Amavasya until 16:09 Thu
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:32, then Mula until 19:42 Thu
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:08 Thu, then Vriddhi until 22:46 Thu
  • KaranaShakuni, Chatushpada, then NagaHalf of a lunar dayShakuni until 17:42 · Chatushpada until 04:52 Thu · Naga until 16:09 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
  • Moonset16:23Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:02Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraAkshayaThe 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

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiMonday 7 JanuaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:31 and 17:40.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 8 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday between 07:16 and 07:29.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.