Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 31 January 2018A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:10, sunset 17:59. Yamaganda 08:31 to 09:52. Gulika Kalam 11:14 to 12:35. Rahu Kalam 12:35 to 13:56.00061218Moonrise 17:54

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 31 January 2018

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 18:57, then Pratipada.

Observed today Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 31 January

Rahu Kalam runs 12:35 to 13:56. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:10
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:31 to 09:52
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:14 to 12:35
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:35 to 13:56
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:54
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:59

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 18:57 · Pratipada until 15:44 Thu
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:36, then Ashlesha until 15:06 Thu
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:26 Thu, then Saubhagya until 22:41 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 08:39 · Bava until 18:57 · Balava until 05:18 Thu · Kaulava until 15:44 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:59Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 50 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise17:54Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraHevilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Full moonWednesday 31 January
  • Purnima fastWednesday 31 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Vijaya EkadashiSunday 11 FebruaryBreak the fast on Monday between 07:03 and 09:15.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.