Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 16 January 2109A 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 07:06Moonrise 17:21

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 16 January 2109

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 05:56 Thu, then Pratipada.

Observed today Makar Sankranti, Full moon, Purnima fast

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. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:31 to 13:50
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:21
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:47
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:06 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 05:56 Thu · Pratipada until 04:28 Fri
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:52, then Punarvasu until 09:24 Thu
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:30 Thu, then Vishkambha until 23:09 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 18:31 · Bava until 05:56 Thu · Balava until 17:15 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
  • Moonset07:06Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise17:21Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVibhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Makar SankrantiWednesday 16 January
  • Full moonWednesday 16 January
  • Purnima fastWednesday 16 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiSunday 27 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday between 07:12 and 07:53.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.