Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 24 December 2087A 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 12:21. Rahu Kalam 12:21 to 13:38.00061218Moonset 17:07Moonrise 07:05

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 24 December 2087

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Amavasya all day.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 24 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:21 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 12:21
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:21 to 13:38
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:07
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:30
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:05 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasyaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning MoonAmavasya until 07:14 Thu
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:29, then Mula until 17:05 Thu
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:57 Thu, then Vriddhi until 01:23 Fri
  • KaranaChatushpada, then NagaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 18:08 · Naga until 07:14 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 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:07Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:05Upper 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.

  • New moonWednesday 24 December
  • Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 24 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiSunday 4 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday between 09:19 and 09:19.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 5 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.