Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 3 January 1996A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:36. Yamaganda 08:32 to 09:50. Gulika Kalam 11:08 to 12:25. Rahu Kalam 12:25 to 13:43.00061218Moonset 05:41Moonrise 15:50

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 3 January 1996

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 21:18, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 3 January

Rahu Kalam runs 12:25 to 13:43. 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 09:50
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:08 to 12:25
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:25 to 13:43
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:50
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:36
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:41 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonTrayodashi until 21:18 · Chaturdashi until 23:49 Thu
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:27, then Mrigashira until 21:23 Thu
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:37, then Shukla until 09:24 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 08:04 · Taitila until 21:18 · Gara until 10:33 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:36Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 22 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:41Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise15:50Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraYuvaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshWednesday 3 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiTuesday 16 JanuaryBreak the fast on Thursday 18 Jan after sunrise.
  • Shattila Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 17 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.