Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 30 January 2002A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:11, sunset 17:59. Yamaganda 08:32 to 09:53. Gulika Kalam 11:14 to 12:35. Rahu Kalam 12:35 to 13:56.00061218Moonset 08:23Moonrise 19:39

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 30 January 2002

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 21:28, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 30 January

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

The day runs from sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:11
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:23
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:32 to 09:53
  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. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:39

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 21:28 · Tritiya until 18:01 Thu
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:39 Thu, then Purva Phalguni until 22:59 Thu
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:23, then Shobhana until 11:18 Thu
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 11:13 · Gara until 21:28 · Vanija until 07:43 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:59Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 48 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:23Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:39Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVrishaThe 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

  • Shattila EkadashiThursday 7 FebruaryBreak the fast on Friday between 13:42 and 18:05.
  • Shattila Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 8 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday between 07:05 and 07:48.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.