Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 17 December 2127A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Yamaganda 08:24 to 09:42. Gulika Kalam 10:59 to 12:17. Rahu Kalam 12:17 to 13:34.00061218Moonset 06:22Moonrise 16:38

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 17 December 2127

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 22:43, then Purnima.

Times forNew Delhi · 17 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:17 to 13:34. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:07
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:24 to 09:42
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:59 to 12:17
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:17 to 13:34
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:38
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:22 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then PurnimaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturdashi until 22:43 · Purnima until 01:09 Fri
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:21, then Rohini until 10:17 Thu
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:18, then Sadhya until 10:06 Thu
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 09:27 · Vanija until 22:43 · Vishti until 11:57 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:22Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise16:38Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe 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 EkadashiMonday 29 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 08:19 and 09:16.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 30 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.