Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 3 January 2046A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:37. Yamaganda 08:32 to 09:50. Gulika Kalam 11:08 to 12:26. Rahu Kalam 12:26 to 13:43.00061218Moonset 14:09Moonrise 04:43

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 3 January 2046

Wednesday is Saphala Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 07:55, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 07:15 and 07:43.

Times forNew Delhi · 3 January

Rahu Kalam runs 12:26 to 13:43. 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.08:32 to 09:50
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:08 to 12:26
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:26 to 13:43
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:09
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:37
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:43 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 07:55 · Dwadashi until 07:44 Thu
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:20, then Anuradha until 13:51 Thu
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:04 Thu, then Ganda until 02:00 Fri
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 07:55 · Kaulava until 19:46 · Taitila until 07:44 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:37Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:09Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:43Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKrodhanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Saphala EkadashiWednesday 3 JanuaryBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:15 and 07:43.

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiThursday 18 JanuaryBreak the fast on Friday between 13:36 and 17:49.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.