Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 15 January 1987A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:46. Yamaganda 07:15 to 08:34. Gulika Kalam 09:53 to 11:12. Abhijit 12:09 to 12:52. Rahu Kalam 13:49 to 15:08.00061218Moonset 07:35Moonrise 17:55

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 15 January 1987

Thursday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 08:00, then Pratipada.

Times forNew Delhi · 15 January

Rahu Kalam runs 13:49 to 15:08. 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.07:15 to 08:34
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:35
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:53 to 11:12
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:09 to 12:52
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:49 to 15:08
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:46
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:55

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 08:00 · Pratipada until 10:15 Fri
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:15, then Pushya until 15:53 Fri
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:57 Fri, then Priti until 06:25 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 08:00 · Balava until 21:09 · Kaulava until 10:15 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:46Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 31 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:35Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise17:55Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraAkshayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiSunday 25 JanuaryBreak the fast on Tuesday 27 Jan after sunrise.
  • Shattila Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 26 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.