Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 8 December 2049A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:02, sunset 17:24. Yamaganda 08:19 to 09:37. Gulika Kalam 10:55 to 12:13. Rahu Kalam 12:13 to 13:31.00061218Moonset 06:50Moonrise 16:44

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 8 December 2049

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 12:11, then Purnima.

Observed today Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 8 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:13 to 13:31. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:02 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:02
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:19 to 09:37
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:55 to 12:13
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:13 to 13:31
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:44
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:50 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:02 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then PurnimaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturdashi until 12:11 · Purnima until 12:58 Thu
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:06, then Rohini until 13:26 Thu
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:03 Thu, then Sadhya until 01:41 Fri
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 12:11 · Vishti until 00:31 Thu · Bava until 12:58 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:02The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:50Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise16:44Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraShuklaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Purnima fastWednesday 8 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiMonday 20 DecemberBreak the fast on Wednesday 22 Dec after sunrise.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 21 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.