Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 15 January 2031A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:46. Yamaganda 08:34 to 09:53. Gulika Kalam 11:12 to 12:31. Rahu Kalam 12:31 to 13:49.00061218Moonset 10:51Moonrise 23:56

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 15 January 2031

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 06:43 Thu, then Ashtami.

Observed today Makar Sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 15 January

Rahu Kalam runs 12:31 to 13:49. 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. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:51
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:12 to 12:31
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:31 to 13:49
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:46
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:56

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 06:43 Thu · Ashtami until 05:42 Fri
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:01 Thu, then Chitra until 02:43 Fri
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:22, then Sukarma until 17:34 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 19:01 · Bava until 06:43 Thu · Balava until 18:17 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:46Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 31 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:51Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:56Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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
  • SamvatsaraSadharanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Makar SankrantiWednesday 15 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiSunday 19 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday between 07:15 and 09:21.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.