Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 21 January 2004A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:51. Yamaganda 08:34 to 09:53. Gulika Kalam 11:13 to 12:32. Rahu Kalam 12:32 to 13:52.00061218Moonset 17:12

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 21 January 2004

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 02:35 Thu, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 21 January

Rahu Kalam runs 12:32 to 13:52. 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.08:34 to 09:53
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:13 to 12:32
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:32 to 13:52
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:12
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:51

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 02:35 Thu · Pratipada until 23:57 Thu
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, Uttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:17, then Uttara Ashadha until 07:06 Thu, then Shravana until 05:17 Fri
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:36, then Vajra until 11:03 Thu
  • KaranaChatushpada, Naga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 16:02 · Naga until 02:35 Thu · Kimstughna until 13:13 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:51Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 37 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:12Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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
  • SamvatsaraSvabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonWednesday 21 January
  • Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 21 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiMonday 2 FebruaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:09 and 09:19.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.