Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 1 January 1986A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:35. Yamaganda 08:32 to 09:49. Gulika Kalam 11:07 to 12:25. Rahu Kalam 12:25 to 13:42.00061218Moonset 10:52Moonrise 22:25

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 1 January 1986

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 15:43, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 1 January

Rahu Kalam runs 12:25 to 13:42. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:32 to 09:49
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:52
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:07 to 12:25
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:25 to 13:42
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:35
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:25

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 15:43 · Shashthi until 15:04 Thu
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:00, then Purva Phalguni until 09:03 Thu
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:39 Thu, then Saubhagya until 23:46 Thu
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 15:43 · Gara until 03:27 Thu · Vanija until 15:04 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:35Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:52Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:25Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKrodhanaThe 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 EkadashiMonday 6 JanuaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:30 and 17:39.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 7 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.