Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 16 January 2036A 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 09:26Moonrise 21:10

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 16 January 2036

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 03:42 Thu, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

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. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:26
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:12 to 12:31
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:31 to 13:50
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:47
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:10

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 03:42 Thu · Panchami until 01:46 Fri
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:35, then Purva Phalguni until 15:00 Thu
  • YogaAyushman, Saubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:06, then Saubhagya until 05:49 Thu, then Shobhana until 03:04 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 16:55 · Balava until 03:42 Thu · Kaulava until 14:38 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
  • Moonset09:26Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:10Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRakshasaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiWednesday 16 January
  • Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 16 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiWednesday 23 JanuaryBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:38 and 17:53.
  • Shattila Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 24 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday between 07:13 and 07:51.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.