Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 4 January 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:38. Yamaganda 08:32 to 09:50. Gulika Kalam 11:08 to 12:26. Rahu Kalam 12:26 to 13:44.00061218Moonset 22:24Moonrise 10:39

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 4 January 2006

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 17:16, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 4 January

Rahu Kalam runs 12:26 to 13:44. 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.08:32 to 09:50
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:39
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:08 to 12:26
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:26 to 13:44
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:38
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:24

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 17:16 · Shashthi until 14:58 Thu
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:12, then Purva Bhadrapada until 15:36 Thu
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:33 Thu, then Variyan until 00:38 Fri
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 17:16 · Kaulava until 04:04 Thu · Taitila until 14:58 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:38Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise10:39Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe 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

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiTuesday 10 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:16 and 09:20.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.