Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 15 December 2106A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:06, sunset 17:26. Yamaganda 08:23 to 09:41. Gulika Kalam 10:58 to 12:16. Rahu Kalam 12:16 to 13:33.00061218Moonset 10:38Moonrise 22:29

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 15 December 2106

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 11:55, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 15 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:16 to 13:33. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:06
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:23 to 09:41
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:38
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:58 to 12:16
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:16 to 13:33
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:29

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 11:55 · Shashthi until 09:34 Thu
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:04, then Magha until 14:32 Thu
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:41, then Vishkambha until 16:43 Thu
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 11:55 · Gara until 22:40 · Vanija until 09:34 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:06The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:26Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:38Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:29Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraAkshayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiTuesday 21 DecemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:10 and 08:36.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.