Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 20 January 2044A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:50. Yamaganda 08:34 to 09:53. Gulika Kalam 11:13 to 12:32. Rahu Kalam 12:32 to 13:52.00061218Moonset 10:45Moonrise 23:38

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 20 January 2044

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 15:14, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 20 January

Rahu Kalam runs 12:32 to 13:52. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:34 to 09:53
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:45
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:13 to 12:32
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:32 to 13:52
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:50
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:38

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 15:14 · Saptami until 16:26 Thu
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:25 Thu, then Chitra until 04:25 Fri
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:00, then Sukarma until 09:38 Thu
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 15:14 · Vishti until 03:44 Thu · Bava until 16:26 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:50Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 36 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:45Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:38Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRudhirodgariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiWednesday 20 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiMonday 25 JanuaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 08:23 and 09:20.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.