Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 20 January 2049A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:51. Yamaganda 08:34 to 09:53. Gulika Kalam 11:13 to 12:32. Rahu Kalam 12:32 to 13:52.00061218Moonset 07:41Moonrise 19:07

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 20 January 2049

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 10:14, then Dwitiya.

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. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:41
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:34 to 09:53
  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.17:51
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:07

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 10:14 · Dwitiya until 12:10 Thu
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:34, then Ashlesha until 10:00 Thu
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:06, then Ayushman until 15:25 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 10:14 · Taitila until 23:15 · Gara until 12:10 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:51Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 37 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:41Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:07Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVibhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiFriday 29 JanuaryBreak the fast on Sunday 31 Jan after sunrise.
  • Shattila Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 30 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.