Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 16 December 2048A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Yamaganda 08:24 to 09:42. Gulika Kalam 10:59 to 12:17. Rahu Kalam 12:17 to 13:34.00061218Moonset 04:27Moonrise 14:33

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 16 December 2048

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 04:48 Thu, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 16 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:17 to 13:34. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:07
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:24 to 09:42
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:59 to 12:17
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:17 to 13:34
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:33
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:27 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 04:48 Thu · Trayodashi until 07:01 Fri
  • NakshatraBharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:50 Thu
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:30 Thu, then Siddha until 06:05 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 15:49 · Balava until 04:48 Thu · Kaulava until 17:52 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:27Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise14:33Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVibhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiWednesday 16 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiThursday 31 DecemberBreak the fast on Friday between 07:14 and 09:18.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.