Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 17 December 2132A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Yamaganda 08:25 to 09:42. Gulika Kalam 11:00 to 12:17. Rahu Kalam 12:17 to 13:35.00061218Moonset 02:07Moonrise 13:32

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 17 December 2132

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Navami until 13:02, then Dashami.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:17 to 13:35. 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.08:25 to 09:42
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:00 to 12:17
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:17 to 13:35
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:32
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:07 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waxing MoonNavami until 13:02 · Dashami until 11:47 Thu
  • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:47, then Revati until 10:14 Thu
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:04, then Variyan until 08:54 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 13:02 · Taitila until 00:30 Thu · Gara until 11:47 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
  • Moonset02:07Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise13:32Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiWednesday 17 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiFriday 19 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 07:09 and 07:08.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.