Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 30 January 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:11, sunset 17:58. Yamaganda 08:32 to 09:53. Gulika Kalam 11:14 to 12:34. Rahu Kalam 12:34 to 13:55.00061218Moonset 11:25Moonrise 01:26

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 30 January 2008

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 23:48, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 30 January

Rahu Kalam runs 12:34 to 13:55. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:11
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:32 to 09:53
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:14 to 12:34
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:25
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:34 to 13:55
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:58
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:26 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 23:48 · Navami until 02:20 Fri
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:14, then Vishakha until 22:12 Thu
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:57, then Ganda until 08:47 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 10:33 · Kaulava until 23:48 · Taitila until 13:05 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:58Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 47 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:25Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:26Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday

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.

  • ashtamiWednesday 30 January

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.