Daily Panchang
Wednesday, 16 December 2015
Shukla Paksha
Wednesday, 16 December 2015
Budhvaar (Wednesday) · Panchami until 12:47 pm, then Shashthi
Month Margashirsha · Margashirsha (Amanta)
Vikram Samvat 2072 Kilaka
Ritu Hemanta
Shaka 1937 Manmatha · Dakshinayana
Sunrise
07:06 am
Sunset
05:26 pm
Moonrise
10:45 am
Moonset
10:22 pm
On this day
Nakshatra
Dhanishta
until 12:32 am (next day), then Shatabhisha
Yoga
Harshana
until 11:54 pm, then Dhruva
Rahu Kaal
12:16 pm
to 01:34 pm · avoid new work
Abhijit Muhurat
None today
Not observed on Wednesdays
The week ahead
▲ auspicious · ● neutral · ▼ inauspicious
Day
Night
⁺¹ = after midnight, on the next calendar day.
Every change in the five limbs today · Moon 22.8% lit
Tithi
Panchami
Dec 15, 02:01 pm to Dec 16, 12:47 pm
Shashthi
Dec 16, 12:47 pm to Dec 17, 11:19 am
Nakshatra
Dhanishta
Dec 16, 01:14 am to Dec 17, 12:32 am
Shatabhisha
Dec 17, 12:32 am to Dec 17, 11:37 pm
Yoga
Harshana
Dec 16, 02:10 am to Dec 16, 11:54 pm
Dhruva
Dec 16, 11:54 pm to Dec 17, 04:19 pm
Karana
Balava
Dec 16, 01:26 am to Dec 16, 12:47 pm
Disha Shool
Avoid travel north
Ayana
Dakshinayana
Sun sign
Scorpio
Moon sign
Capricorn
Masik Durgashtami
Shukla Ashtami
Mokshada Ekadashi
Shukla Ekadashi
Gita Jayanti
Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi
Shukla Pradosh Vrat
Shukla Trayodashi
Dattatreya Jayanti
Margashirsha Shukla Purnima
Margashirsha Purnima
Shukla Purnima
Sankashti Chaturthi
Krishna Chaturthi
Kalashtami
Krishna Ashtami
Saphala Ekadashi
Krishna Ekadashi
Krishna Pradosh Vrat
Krishna Trayodashi
Dates as per New Delhi. In some regions a festival may be observed a day earlier or later.
Timings are for Delhi. For rituals, many families also consult their local priest.
Panchang
Today is Panchami of Shukla Paksha in Margashirsha month, with the Moon in Dhanishta Nakshatra. It is observed as Dhanu Sankranti and Vivah Panchami. Rahu Kaal: 12:16 pm–1:34 pm. The answers below are calculated for Delhi, Delhi and refresh every day.
On Wednesday, 16 December 2015, the tithi in Delhi is Panchami, from 02:01 pm (prev day) to 12:47 pm, followed by Shashthi, from 12:47 pm to 11:19 am (next day). It falls in Shukla Paksha of Margashirsha (Amanta) / Margashirsha (Purnimanta).
The Moon is in Dhanishta, from 01:14 am to 12:32 am (next day), then Shatabhisha, from 12:32 am (next day) to 11:37 pm (next day) on Wednesday, 16 December 2015 in Delhi. The Moon is in Capricorn and the Sun in Scorpio.
Rahu Kaal in Delhi today (Wednesday) runs from 12:16 pm to 01:34 pm. It is a period of about 90 minutes that is traditionally avoided for starting new ventures; its timing depends on the weekday and on local sunrise and sunset, so it differs from city to city.
In Delhi on Wednesday, 16 December 2015, sunrise is at 07:06 am and sunset at 05:26 pm; moonrise is at 10:45 am. The Hindu day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
There is no Abhijit Muhurat today (Wednesday). Traditionally it is not observed on Wednesdays.
Auspicious daytime choghadiya today: Labh 07:06 am–08:23 am; Amrit 08:23 am–09:41 am; Shubh 10:58 am–12:16 pm; Labh 04:09 pm–05:26 pm. Choghadiya divides the day and the night into eight parts each; Amrit, Shubh and Labh are the auspicious ones.
The Panchang is computed for the exact coordinates of Delhi (28.61°N, 77.21°E) from the real positions of the Sun and Moon. Tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana are shown with their start and end times, in Delhi's local time.
“Panchang” means “five limbs”: tithi (lunar day), vaar (weekday), nakshatra (the lunar mansion the Moon occupies), yoga (a Sun–Moon angular combination) and karana (half of a tithi). Together with Rahu Kaal, Abhijit Muhurat and choghadiya, they are used to choose favourable times for prayers, travel and new beginnings.
