Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 12 December 2125A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:04, sunset 17:25. Yamaganda 08:22 to 09:39. Gulika Kalam 10:57 to 12:15. Rahu Kalam 12:15 to 13:32.00061218Moonset 08:06Moonrise 19:09

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 12 December 2125

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 22:26, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 12 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:15 to 13:32. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:04 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:04
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:06
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:22 to 09:39
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:57 to 12:15
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:15 to 13:32
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:25
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:09

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:04 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 22:26 · Tritiya until 20:30 Thu
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:06 Thu, then Punarvasu until 22:49 Thu
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:35, then Shukla until 07:55 Thu
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 11:18 · Gara until 22:26 · Vanija until 09:30 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:04The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:25Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:06Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:09Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe 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 EkadashiThursday 20 DecemberBreak the fast on Friday between 13:21 and 17:28.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 21 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.