Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 16 January 2126A 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 12:00Moonrise 01:22

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 16 January 2126

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 18:42, then Navami.

Observed today Makar Sankranti, ashtami

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. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:00
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:31 to 13:50
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:47
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:22 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 18:42 · Navami until 17:28 Thu
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:58, then Swati until 18:23 Thu
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:43, then Dhriti until 10:25 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 07:28 · Kaulava until 18:42 · Taitila until 06:03 Thu · Gara until 17:28 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
  • Moonset12:00Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:22Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Makar SankrantiWednesday 16 January
  • ashtamiWednesday 16 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiSaturday 19 JanuaryBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:14 and 09:21.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.