Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 26 January 2101A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:55. Yamaganda 08:32 to 09:53. Gulika Kalam 11:13 to 12:34. Rahu Kalam 12:34 to 13:54.00061218Moonset 14:26Moonrise 05:20

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 26 January 2101

Wednesday is Shattila Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 00:41 Thu, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 26 January

Rahu Kalam runs 12:34 to 13:54. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:12
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:32 to 09:53
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:13 to 12:34
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:34 to 13:54
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:26
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:55
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:20 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 00:41 Thu · Trayodashi until 22:10 Thu
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:46, then Mula until 13:55 Thu
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:14, then Vyaghata until 10:55 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 13:58 · Taitila until 00:41 Thu · Gara until 11:24 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:55Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 43 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:26Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:20Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Shattila Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 26 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiWednesday 9 FebruaryBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:42 and 18:07.
  • Jaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 10 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday between 07:03 and 07:37.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.