Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 16 January 2058A 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 11:16Moonrise 23:37

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 16 January 2058

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 13:12, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

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. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:12 to 12:31
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:16
  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.23:37

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 13:12 · Saptami until 13:23 Thu
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:04 Thu, then Chitra until 07:21 Fri
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:02, then Sukarma until 19:49 Thu
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 13:12 · Vishti until 01:22 Thu · Bava until 13:23 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
  • Moonset11:16Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:37Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraIshvaraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiWednesday 16 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiSunday 20 JanuaryBreak the fast on Tuesday 22 Jan after sunrise.
  • Shattila Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 21 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.