Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 9 December 2082A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:02, sunset 17:25. Yamaganda 08:20 to 09:38. Gulika Kalam 10:56 to 12:13. Rahu Kalam 12:13 to 13:31.00061218Moonset 10:12Moonrise 21:00

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 9 December 2082

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 19:02, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 9 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:13 to 13:31. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:02 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:02
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:20 to 09:38
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:12
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:56 to 12:13
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:13 to 13:31
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:25
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:00

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:02 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 19:02 · Panchami until 19:11 Thu
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:49 Thu, then Ashlesha until 06:21 Fri
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:18, then Indra until 17:15 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 19:02 · Kaulava until 07:10 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:02The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:25Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 22 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:12Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:00Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraShubhakritThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiWednesday 9 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiTuesday 15 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday 17 Dec after sunrise.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 16 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.