Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 8 January 2138A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:40. Yamaganda 08:33 to 09:51. Gulika Kalam 11:09 to 12:28. Rahu Kalam 12:28 to 13:46.00061218Moonset 14:18Moonrise 05:06

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 8 January 2138

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

Dwadashi until 01:01 Thu, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 January

Rahu Kalam runs 12:28 to 13:46. 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 09:51
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:09 to 12:28
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:28 to 13:46
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:18
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:40
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:06 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 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 01:01 Thu · Trayodashi until 21:51 Thu
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:13 Thu, then Jyeshtha until 22:45 Thu
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:00, then Ganda until 07:28 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 14:25 · Taitila until 01:01 Thu · Gara until 11:30 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:40Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 26 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:18Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:06Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraHevilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 8 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiTuesday 21 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:14 and 09:20.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.