Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 31 December 2138A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:13, sunset 17:34. Yamaganda 08:31 to 09:48. Gulika Kalam 11:06 to 12:24. Rahu Kalam 12:24 to 13:41.00061218Moonset 16:49

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 31 December 2138

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 07:25, then Amavasya.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 31 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:24 to 13:41. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:13
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:31 to 09:48
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:06 to 12:24
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:24 to 13:41
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:49
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:34

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then Amavasya, then PratipadaThe fourteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the fifteenth and first of the waxing MoonChaturdashi until 07:25 · Amavasya until 05:11 Thu · Pratipada until 02:37 Fri
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:33 Thu, then Purva Ashadha until 01:41 Fri
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:07 Thu, then Dhruva until 22:50 Thu
  • KaranaShakuni, Chatushpada, Naga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayShakuni until 07:25 · Chatushpada until 18:21 · Naga until 05:11 Thu · Kimstughna until 15:56 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:13The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:34Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:49Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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
  • SamvatsaraVilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonWednesday 31 December
  • Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 31 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiSaturday 10 JanuaryBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:32 and 17:42.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 11 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.