Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 23 January 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:52. Yamaganda 08:33 to 09:53. Gulika Kalam 11:13 to 12:33. Rahu Kalam 12:33 to 13:53.00061218Moonset 07:47Moonrise 18:48

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 23 January 2008

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 17:26, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 23 January

Rahu Kalam runs 12:33 to 13:53. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:47
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:33 to 09:53
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:13 to 12:33
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:33 to 13:53
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:52
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:48

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 17:26 · Dwitiya until 16:23 Thu
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:07, then Ashlesha until 09:31 Thu
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:26, then Ayushman until 10:15 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 17:26 · Taitila until 04:50 Thu · Gara until 16:23 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:52Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 39 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:47Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise18:48Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe 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 EkadashiSaturday 2 FebruaryBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:41 and 18:01.
  • Shattila Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 3 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 07:09 and 08:10.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.