Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 18 January 2068A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:48. Yamaganda 08:34 to 09:53. Gulika Kalam 11:12 to 12:31. Rahu Kalam 12:31 to 13:51.00061218Moonset 06:52Moonrise 17:03

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 18 January 2068

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 13:25, then Purnima.

Observed today Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 18 January

Rahu Kalam runs 12:31 to 13:51. 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. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:12 to 12:31
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:31 to 13:51
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:03
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:48
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:52 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then PurnimaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturdashi until 13:25 · Purnima until 15:16 Thu
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:01, then Punarvasu until 13:19 Thu
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:31, then Vishkambha until 23:53 Thu
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 13:25 · Vishti until 02:18 Thu · Bava until 15:16 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:48Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 34 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:52Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise17:03Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Purnima fastWednesday 18 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiMonday 30 JanuaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:40 and 17:59.
  • Shattila Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 31 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.