Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 18 December 2097A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:08, sunset 17:28. Yamaganda 08:26 to 09:43. Gulika Kalam 11:00 to 12:18. Rahu Kalam 12:18 to 13:35.00061218Moonrise 16:40

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 18 December 2097

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 09:12, then Purnima.

Observed today Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 18 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:18 to 13:35. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:08
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:26 to 09:43
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:00 to 12:18
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:18 to 13:35
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:40
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:28

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then Purnima, then PratipadaThe fourteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the fifteenth and first of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 09:12 · Purnima until 05:35 Thu · Pratipada until 01:48 Fri
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:53, then Mrigashira until 11:57 Thu
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:53, then Shubha until 07:40 Thu
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 09:12 · Vishti until 19:26 · Bava until 05:35 Thu · Balava until 15:42 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:08The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:28Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise16:40Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPingalaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Full moonWednesday 18 December
  • Purnima fastWednesday 18 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSunday 29 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday between 07:14 and 09:17.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.