Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 13 December 2141A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:05, sunset 17:25. Yamaganda 08:22 to 09:40. Gulika Kalam 10:57 to 12:15. Rahu Kalam 12:15 to 13:33.00061218Moonrise 17:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 13 December 2141

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 19:40, then Pratipada.

Observed today Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 13 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:15 to 13:33. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:05 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:05
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:22 to 09:40
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:57 to 12:15
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:15 to 13:33
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:16
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:25

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:05 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 19:40 · Pratipada until 15:59 Thu
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:44, then Mrigashira until 12:48 Thu
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:10, then Shubha until 17:55 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 09:29 · Bava until 19:40 · Balava until 05:50 Thu · Kaulava until 15:59 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:05The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:25Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise17:16Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPlavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Full moonWednesday 13 December
  • Purnima fastWednesday 13 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSaturday 23 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 08:37 and 09:14.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.