Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 6 December 2079A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:00, sunset 17:24. Yamaganda 08:18 to 09:36. Gulika Kalam 10:54 to 12:12. Rahu Kalam 12:12 to 13:30.00061218Moonset 05:19Moonrise 15:22

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 6 December 2079

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 03:46 Thu, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 6 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:12 to 13:30. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:00 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:00
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:18 to 09:36
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:54 to 12:12
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:12 to 13:30
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:22
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:19 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:00 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonTrayodashi until 03:46 Thu · Chaturdashi until 00:27 Fri
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:54 Thu, then Krittika until 02:17 Fri
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:48, then Shiva until 19:56 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 17:14 · Taitila until 03:46 Thu · Gara until 14:10 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:00The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 24 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:19Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise15:22Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshWednesday 6 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiMonday 18 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:21 and 17:27.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.