Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 14 January 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:46. Yamaganda 08:34 to 09:53. Gulika Kalam 11:12 to 12:30. Rahu Kalam 12:30 to 13:49.00061218Moonset 09:28Moonrise 21:27

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 14 January 2009

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 21:28, then Panchami.

Observed today Makar Sankranti, chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 14 January

Rahu Kalam runs 12:30 to 13:49. 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.08:34 to 09:53
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:28
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:12 to 12:30
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:30 to 13:49
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:46
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:27

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 21:28 · Panchami until 20:07 Thu
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:23, then Purva Phalguni until 11:25 Thu
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:00 Thu, then Shobhana until 01:52 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 10:25 · Balava until 21:28 · Kaulava until 08:41 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:46Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 30 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:27Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Makar SankrantiWednesday 14 January
  • chaturthiWednesday 14 January
  • Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 14 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiWednesday 21 JanuaryBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:37 and 17:52.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.