Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 23 December 2076A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:11, sunset 17:30. Yamaganda 08:28 to 09:46. Gulika Kalam 11:03 to 12:20. Rahu Kalam 12:20 to 13:38.00061218Moonset 15:15Moonrise 05:14

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 23 December 2076

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 10:55, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 23 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:20 to 13:38. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:11
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:28 to 09:46
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:03 to 12:20
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:20 to 13:38
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:15
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:30
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:14 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 10:55 · Trayodashi until 10:02 Thu
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:32, then Anuradha until 14:10 Thu
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:15 Thu, then Shula until 22:01 Thu
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 10:55 · Gara until 22:34 · Vanija until 10:02 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:30Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:15Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:14Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDurmukhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshWednesday 23 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiTuesday 5 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:15 and 07:34.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.