Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 23 December 2048A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:11, sunset 17:30. Yamaganda 08:28 to 09:46. Gulika Kalam 11:03 to 12:20. Rahu Kalam 12:20 to 13:38.00061218Moonset 09:05Moonrise 20:18

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 23 December 2048

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 20:00, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 23 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:20 to 13:38. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:11
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:28 to 09:46
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:05
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:03 to 12:20
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:20 to 13:38
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:30
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:18

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 20:00 · Chaturthi until 22:13 Thu
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:35 Thu, then Ashlesha until 04:10 Fri
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:31, then Vaidhriti until 11:11 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 20:00 · Bava until 09:09 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:30Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:05Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:18Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVibhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 23 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.