Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 31 January 1990A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:10, sunset 17:59. Yamaganda 08:31 to 09:52. Gulika Kalam 11:14 to 12:35. Rahu Kalam 12:35 to 13:56.00061218Moonset 22:46Moonrise 09:46

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 31 January 1990

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 17:22, then Shashthi.

Observed today Vasant Panchami

Times forNew Delhi · 31 January

Rahu Kalam runs 12:35 to 13:56. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:10
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:31 to 09:52
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:46
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:14 to 12:35
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:35 to 13:56
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:59
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:46

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 17:22 · Shashthi until 15:16 Thu
  • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:45, then Revati until 14:20 Thu
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:53 Thu, then Sadhya until 21:57 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 17:22 · Kaulava until 04:20 Thu · Taitila until 15:16 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:59Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 49 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:46Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:46Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraShuklaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vasant PanchamiWednesday 31 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiMonday 5 FebruaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:42 and 18:04.
  • Jaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 6 FebruaryFollowers 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.