Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 14 January 1987A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:45. Yamaganda 08:34 to 09:53. Gulika Kalam 11:11 to 12:30. Rahu Kalam 12:30 to 13:49.00061218Moonrise 16:59

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 14 January 1987

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Purnima all day.

Observed today Makar Sankranti, Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 14 January

Rahu Kalam runs 12:30 to 13:49. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:34 to 09:53
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:11 to 12:30
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:30 to 13:49
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:59
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.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 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnimaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing MoonPurnima until 08:00 Thu
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:26, then Punarvasu until 13:15 Thu
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:21 Thu, then Vishkambha until 05:57 Fri
  • KaranaVishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 18:49 · Bava until 08:00 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:45Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 30 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise16:59Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraAkshayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Makar SankrantiWednesday 14 January
  • Full moonWednesday 14 January
  • Purnima fastWednesday 14 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiSunday 25 JanuaryBreak the fast on Tuesday 27 Jan after sunrise.
  • Shattila Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 26 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.