Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 24 December 2132A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:11, sunset 17:30. Yamaganda 08:28 to 09:46. Gulika Kalam 11:03 to 12:21. Rahu Kalam 12:21 to 13:38.00061218Moonset 08:52Moonrise 19:28

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 24 December 2132

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 13:16, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 24 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:21 to 13:38. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:11
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:28 to 09:46
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:52
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:03 to 12:21
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:21 to 13:38
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:30
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:28

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 13:16 · Tritiya until 09:55 Thu
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:54, then Pushya until 14:21 Thu
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:04 Thu, then Vaidhriti until 22:19 Thu
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 13:16 · Vanija until 23:33 · Vishti until 09:55 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:30Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:52Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:28Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe 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 1 JanuaryBreak the fast on Friday between 13:42 and 17:35.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 2 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday between 07:15 and 09:18.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.