Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 31 December 2064A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:35. Yamaganda 08:31 to 09:49. Gulika Kalam 11:07 to 12:24. Rahu Kalam 12:24 to 13:42.00061218Moonset 12:00Moonrise 01:20

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 31 December 2064

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 16:18, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 31 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:24 to 13:42. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:31 to 09:49
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:07 to 12:24
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:00
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:24 to 13:42
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:35
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:20 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 16:18 · Navami until 14:05 Thu
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:55, then Chitra until 17:22 Thu
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:53, then Atiganda until 11:52 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 16:18 · Taitila until 03:13 Thu · Gara until 14:05 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:35Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:00Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:20Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday

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
  • SamvatsaraTaranaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiWednesday 31 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiFriday 2 JanuaryBreak the fast on Sunday 4 Jan after sunrise.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 3 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.