Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 16 December 2065A 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 09:35Moonrise 20:36

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 16 December 2065

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 08:07, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti, Sankashti Chaturthi

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. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:24 to 09:42
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:35
  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.20:36

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 08:07 · Chaturthi until 09:42 Thu
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:12 Thu, then Ashlesha until 06:53 Fri
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:46 Thu, then Vaidhriti until 03:33 Fri
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 08:07 · Bava until 20:58 · Balava until 09:42 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
  • Moonset09:35Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:36Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiWednesday 16 December
  • Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 16 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiWednesday 23 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 08:53 and 09:14.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 24 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.