Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 12 January 2129A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:44. Yamaganda 08:33 to 09:52. Gulika Kalam 11:11 to 12:29. Rahu Kalam 12:29 to 13:48.00061218Moonset 11:19Moonrise 23:43

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 12 January 2129

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 09:20, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 12 January

Rahu Kalam runs 12:29 to 13:48. 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 09:52
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:11 to 12:29
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:19
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:29 to 13:48
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:44
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:43

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 09:20 · Saptami until 10:06 Thu
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:39, then Hasta until 13:51 Thu
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:06, then Atiganda until 12:27 Thu
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 09:20 · Vishti until 21:48 · Bava until 10:06 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:44Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 29 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:19Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:43Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiWednesday 12 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiSunday 16 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday between 13:35 and 17:47.
  • Shattila Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 17 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.