Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 15 December 2049A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:06, sunset 17:26. Yamaganda 08:24 to 09:41. Gulika Kalam 10:59 to 12:16. Rahu Kalam 12:16 to 13:34.00061218Moonset 10:56Moonrise 22:52

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 15 December 2049

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 01:23 Thu, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 15 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:16 to 13:34. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:06
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:24 to 09:41
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:56
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:59 to 12:16
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:16 to 13:34
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:52

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 01:23 Thu · Saptami until 03:43 Fri
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:39 Thu, then Purva Phalguni until 07:23 Fri
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:55 Thu, then Priti until 05:34 Fri
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 12:07 · Vanija until 01:23 Thu · Vishti until 14:35 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:06The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:26Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:56Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:52Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraShuklaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiWednesday 15 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.