Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 18 January 2023A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:48. Yamaganda 08:34 to 09:53. Gulika Kalam 11:12 to 12:32. Rahu Kalam 12:32 to 13:51.00061218Moonset 14:01Moonrise 04:36

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 18 January 2023

Wednesday is Shattila Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 16:03, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 07:15 and 09:21.

Times forNew Delhi · 18 January

Rahu Kalam runs 12:32 to 13:51. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
    2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:34 to 09:53
    3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:12 to 12:32
    4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:32 to 13:51
    5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:01
    6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:48
    7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:36 Thu

    Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
    • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 16:03 · Dwadashi until 13:19 Thu
    • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:23, then Jyeshtha until 15:18 Thu
    • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:47 Thu, then Dhruva until 23:04 Thu
    • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 16:03 · Kaulava until 02:46 Thu · Taitila until 13:19 Thu

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset17:48Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 34 min of daylight
    • Moonset14:01Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise04:36Upper 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
    • SamvatsaraShubhakritThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • Shattila EkadashiWednesday 18 JanuaryBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:15 and 09:21.

    Next Ekadashi

    • Jaya EkadashiWednesday 1 FebruaryBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:09 and 09:19.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.