Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 1 January 2014A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:35. Yamaganda 08:32 to 09:49. Gulika Kalam 11:07 to 12:25. Rahu Kalam 12:25 to 13:42.00061218Moonset 17:43

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 1 January 2014

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 16:44, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 1 January

Rahu Kalam runs 12:25 to 13:42. 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.08:32 to 09:49
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:07 to 12:25
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:25 to 13:42
  5. SunsetNight hours follow.17:35
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:43

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 16:44 · Pratipada until 12:51 Thu
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:09, then Purva Ashadha until 08:01 Thu
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:50 Thu, then Vyaghata until 21:24 Thu
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 16:44 · Kimstughna until 02:48 Thu · Bava until 12:51 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:35Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 22 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:43Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVijayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonWednesday 1 January
  • Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 1 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiSaturday 11 JanuaryBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:23 and 09:20.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.