Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 15 January 2048A 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 12:30. Rahu Kalam 12:30 to 13:49.00061218Moonset 17:46

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 15 January 2048

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 17:02, then Pratipada.

Observed today Makar Sankranti, New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 15 January

Rahu Kalam runs 12:30 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. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:12 to 12:30
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:30 to 13:49
  5. SunsetNight hours follow.17:46
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:46

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 17:02 · Pratipada until 14:46 Thu
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:45, then Uttara Ashadha until 09:04 Thu
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:03 Thu, then Vajra until 23:07 Thu
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 17:02 · Kimstughna until 03:51 Thu · Bava until 14:46 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
  • Moonset17:46Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Makar SankrantiWednesday 15 January
  • New moonWednesday 15 January
  • Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 15 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiSunday 26 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday between 07:12 and 09:20.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.