Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 12 December 2096A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:05, sunset 17:25. Yamaganda 08:22 to 09:40. Gulika Kalam 10:57 to 12:15. Rahu Kalam 12:15 to 13:33.00061218Moonset 15:39Moonrise 05:40

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 12 December 2096

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 20:14, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Monthly Shivaratri, Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 12 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:15 to 13:33. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:05 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:05
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:22 to 09:40
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:57 to 12:15
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:15 to 13:33
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:39
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:25
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:40 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:05 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waning MoonTrayodashi until 20:14 · Chaturdashi until 22:59 Thu
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:09, then Anuradha until 01:18 Fri
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:46 Thu, then Dhriti until 05:45 Fri
  • KaranaVanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 20:14 · Vishti until 09:37 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:05The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:25Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:39Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:40Upper 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
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraNalaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Monthly ShivaratriWednesday 12 December
  • PradoshWednesday 12 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiTuesday 25 DecemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 08:46 and 09:15.
  • Mokshada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 26 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.