Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 10 January 1996A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:42. Yamaganda 08:34 to 09:52. Gulika Kalam 11:10 to 12:28. Rahu Kalam 12:28 to 13:47.00061218Moonset 09:45Moonrise 21:46

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 10 January 1996

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 11:19, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 10 January

Rahu Kalam runs 12:28 to 13:47. 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 09:52
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:45
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:10 to 12:28
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:28 to 13:47
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:42
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:46

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 11:19 · Panchami until 12:51 Thu
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:04, then Purva Phalguni until 13:06 Thu
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:18, then Saubhagya until 13:19 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 11:19 · Kaulava until 00:08 Thu · Taitila until 12:51 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:42Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 27 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:45Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:46Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar 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.

  • chaturthiWednesday 10 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.