Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 30 January 2030A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:10, sunset 17:59. Yamaganda 08:31 to 09:52. Gulika Kalam 11:13 to 12:35. Rahu Kalam 12:35 to 13:56.00061218Moonset 14:40Moonrise 05:01

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 30 January 2030

Wednesday is Shattila Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 02:27 Thu, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 30 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.11:13 to 12:35
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:35 to 13:56
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:40
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:59
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:01 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 02:27 Thu · Trayodashi until 00:35 Fri
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, Mula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:11, then Mula until 06:53 Thu, then Purva Ashadha until 05:44 Fri
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:53, then Harshana until 17:06 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 15:26 · Taitila until 02:27 Thu · Gara until 13:29 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 48 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:01Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSaumyaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • 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.

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiThursday 14 FebruaryBreak the fast on Friday between 07:00 and 09:13.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.