Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 5 January 2118A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:38. Yamaganda 08:32 to 09:50. Gulika Kalam 11:08 to 12:26. Rahu Kalam 12:26 to 13:44.00061218Moonset 05:55Moonrise 15:10

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 5 January 2118

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 02:54 Thu, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 5 January

Rahu Kalam runs 12:26 to 13:44. 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.08:32 to 09:50
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:08 to 12:26
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:26 to 13:44
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:10
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:38
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:55 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonTrayodashi until 02:54 Thu · Chaturdashi until 03:13 Fri
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:25, then Mrigashira until 23:23 Thu
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:31, then Shukla until 10:53 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 14:31 · Taitila until 02:54 Thu · Gara until 15:08 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:38Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 24 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:55Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise15:10Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraIshvaraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshWednesday 5 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiMonday 17 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday 19 Jan after sunrise.
  • Shattila Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 18 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.