Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 13 December 2051A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:05, sunset 17:26. Yamaganda 08:22 to 09:40. Gulika Kalam 10:57 to 12:15. Rahu Kalam 12:15 to 13:33.00061218Moonset 03:06Moonrise 13:56

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 13 December 2051

Wednesday is Mokshada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 12:45, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Friday 15 Dec after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 13 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:15 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.08:22 to 09:40
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:57 to 12:15
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:15 to 13:33
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:56
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:06 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:05 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 12:45 · Ekadashi until 10:04 Thu
  • NakshatraRevati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:21, then Ashwini until 16:17 Thu
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:12, then Parigha until 19:39 Thu
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 12:45 · Vanija until 23:27 · Vishti until 10:04 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 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:06Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise13:56Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPrajapatiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mokshada EkadashiWednesday 13 DecemberBreak the fast on Friday 15 Dec after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiThursday 28 DecemberBreak the fast on Friday between 08:41 and 09:16.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.