Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 27 January 2140A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:55. Yamaganda 08:32 to 09:53. Gulika Kalam 11:13 to 12:34. Rahu Kalam 12:34 to 13:54.00061218Moonset 01:51Moonrise 11:42

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 27 January 2140

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 13:30, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 27 January

Rahu Kalam runs 12:34 to 13:54. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:12
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:32 to 09:53
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:13 to 12:34
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:42
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:34 to 13:54
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:55
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:51 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 13:30 · Navami until 11:36 Thu
  • NakshatraAshwini, Bharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:27, then Bharani until 06:11 Thu, then Krittika until 05:08 Fri
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:38 Thu, then Shukla until 01:00 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 13:30 · Balava until 00:31 Thu · Kaulava until 11:36 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:55Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 44 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:51Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise11:42Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVikariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiWednesday 27 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiSaturday 30 JanuaryBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:10 and 07:26.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.