Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 8 January 2087A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:41. Yamaganda 08:33 to 09:51. Gulika Kalam 11:10 to 12:28. Rahu Kalam 12:28 to 13:46.00061218Moonset 21:19Moonrise 09:22

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 8 January 2087

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 22:53, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 8 January

Rahu Kalam runs 12:28 to 13:46. 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.08:33 to 09:51
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:22
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:10 to 12:28
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:28 to 13:46
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:41
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:19

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 22:53 · Panchami until 21:01 Thu
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:28, then Shatabhisha until 13:20 Thu
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:01, then Vyatipata until 17:18 Thu
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 11:45 · Vishti until 22:53 · Bava until 09:58 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:41Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 26 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:19Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:22Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraParabhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiWednesday 8 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiWednesday 15 JanuaryBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:15 and 07:28.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.