Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 17 December 2087A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Yamaganda 08:25 to 09:42. Gulika Kalam 11:00 to 12:17. Rahu Kalam 12:17 to 13:35.00061218Moonset 12:25Moonrise 01:09

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 17 December 2087

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 14:17, then Navami.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti, ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 17 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:17 to 13:35. 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.08:25 to 09:42
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:00 to 12:17
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:17 to 13:35
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:25
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:09 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 14:17 · Navami until 15:58 Thu
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:02, then Hasta until 23:22 Thu
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:35, then Saubhagya until 19:49 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 14:17 · Taitila until 03:02 Thu · Gara until 15:58 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
  • Moonset12:25Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:09Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPlavangaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiWednesday 17 December
  • ashtamiWednesday 17 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSaturday 20 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:10 and 09:13.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.