Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 16 January 2030A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:47. Yamaganda 08:34 to 09:53. Gulika Kalam 11:12 to 12:31. Rahu Kalam 12:31 to 13:50.00061218Moonset 05:11Moonrise 14:53

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 16 January 2030

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 18:34, then Trayodashi.

Times forNew Delhi · 16 January

Rahu Kalam runs 12:31 to 13:50. 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. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:12 to 12:31
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:31 to 13:50
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:53
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:47
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:11 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 18:34 · Trayodashi until 20:06 Thu
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:59, then Mrigashira until 15:06 Thu
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:39 Thu, then Indra until 03:32 Fri
  • KaranaBalava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 18:34 · Kaulava until 07:24 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:47Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 32 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise14:53Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSaumyaThe 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

  • Shattila EkadashiTuesday 29 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:40 and 17:58.
  • Shattila Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 30 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.