Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 23 December 2116A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:10, sunset 17:30. Yamaganda 08:28 to 09:45. Gulika Kalam 11:03 to 12:20. Rahu Kalam 12:20 to 13:37.00061218Moonset 10:16Moonrise 21:12

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 23 December 2116

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 18:21, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 23 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:20 to 13:37. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:10
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:28 to 09:45
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:16
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:03 to 12:20
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:20 to 13:37
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:30
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:12

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 18:21 · Panchami until 15:51 Thu
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:44 Thu, then Magha until 02:00 Fri
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:14, then Vishkambha until 13:58 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 07:38 · Balava until 18:21 · Kaulava until 05:05 Thu · Taitila until 15:51 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:30Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:16Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:12Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiWednesday 23 December
  • Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 23 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiTuesday 29 DecemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:26 and 17:33.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 30 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.