Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 29 December 2077A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:13, sunset 17:34. Yamaganda 08:31 to 09:48. Gulika Kalam 11:06 to 12:23. Rahu Kalam 12:23 to 13:41.00061218Moonrise 17:25

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 29 December 2077

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 16:16, then Pratipada.

Observed today Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 29 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:23 to 13:41. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:13
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:31 to 09:48
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:06 to 12:23
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:23 to 13:41
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:25
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:34

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 16:16 · Pratipada until 15:10 Thu
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:51 Thu, then Punarvasu until 03:39 Fri
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:56 Thu, then Indra until 01:01 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 16:16 · Balava until 03:40 Thu · Kaulava until 15:10 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:13The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:34Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise17:25Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraHevilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Full moonWednesday 29 December
  • Purnima fastWednesday 29 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSunday 9 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday between 13:32 and 17:42.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 10 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:16 and 07:39.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.