Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 21 January 2026A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:51. Yamaganda 08:34 to 09:53. Gulika Kalam 11:13 to 12:33. Rahu Kalam 12:33 to 13:52.00061218Moonset 20:19Moonrise 08:51

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 21 January 2026

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 02:48 Thu, then Chaturthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 21 January

Rahu Kalam runs 12:33 to 13:52. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
    2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:34 to 09:53
    3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:51
    4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:13 to 12:33
    5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:33 to 13:52
    6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:51
    7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.20:19

    Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Tritiya.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
    • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waxing MoonTritiya until 02:48 Thu · Chaturthi until 02:29 Fri
    • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:58, then Shatabhisha until 14:27 Thu
    • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:59, then Variyan until 17:38 Thu
    • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 14:48 · Gara until 02:48 Thu · Vanija until 14:41 Thu

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset17:51Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 37 min of daylight
    • Moonset20:19Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise08:51Upper 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
    • SamvatsaraVishvavasuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

    Next Ekadashi

    • Jaya EkadashiThursday 29 JanuaryBreak the fast on Friday between 07:11 and 09:20.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.