Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 16 December 2054A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Yamaganda 08:24 to 09:42. Gulika Kalam 10:59 to 12:17. Rahu Kalam 12:17 to 13:34.00061218Moonset 08:06Moonrise 19:03

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 16 December 2054

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 00:09 Thu, then Tritiya.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 16 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:17 to 13:34. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:07
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:06
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:24 to 09:42
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:59 to 12:17
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:17 to 13:34
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:03

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 00:09 Thu · Tritiya until 21:50 Thu
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:45, then Punarvasu until 15:10 Thu
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:37, then Brahma until 13:33 Thu
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 13:15 · Gara until 00:09 Thu · Vanija until 11:00 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:06Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:03Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraBhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiWednesday 16 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiThursday 24 DecemberBreak the fast on Friday between 13:24 and 17:30.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 25 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.