Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 14 December 2050A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:05, sunset 17:26. Yamaganda 08:23 to 09:41. Gulika Kalam 10:58 to 12:16. Rahu Kalam 12:16 to 13:33.00061218Moonset 17:46

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 14 December 2050

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 10:48, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon

Times forNew Delhi · 14 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:16 to 13:33. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:05 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:05
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:23 to 09:41
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:58 to 12:16
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:16 to 13:33
  5. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:46

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:05 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 10:48 · Pratipada until 09:54 Thu
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:43, then Mula until 14:21 Thu
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:03, then Ganda until 16:00 Thu
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 10:48 · Kimstughna until 22:25 · Bava until 09:54 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:05The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:26Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:46Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraPramodaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonWednesday 14 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiSaturday 24 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:12 and 09:15.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.