Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 25 December 2148A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:11, sunset 17:31. Yamaganda 08:29 to 09:46. Gulika Kalam 11:04 to 12:21. Rahu Kalam 12:21 to 13:39.00061218Moonrise 17:45

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 25 December 2148

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 12:39, then Pratipada.

Observed today Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 25 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:21 to 13:39. 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.08:29 to 09:46
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:04 to 12:21
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:21 to 13:39
  5. SunsetNight hours follow.17:31
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:45

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 12:39 · Pratipada until 10:55 Thu
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:28, then Ardra until 09:22 Thu
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:11, then Brahma until 16:41 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 12:39 · Balava until 23:43 · Kaulava until 10:55 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:31Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise17:45Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKilakaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Full moonWednesday 25 December
  • Purnima fastWednesday 25 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSunday 5 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday between 07:15 and 09:19.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.