Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 18 January 1987A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:48. Abhijit 12:10 to 12:53. Yamaganda 12:32 to 13:51. Gulika Kalam 15:10 to 16:29. Rahu Kalam 16:29 to 17:48.00061218Moonset 09:23Moonrise 20:46

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 18 January 1987

Sunday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 14:00, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 18 January

Rahu Kalam runs 16:29 to 17:48. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:23
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:10 to 12:53
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:32 to 13:51
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:10 to 16:29
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:29 to 17:48
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:48
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:46

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 14:00 · Chaturthi until 15:23 Mon
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:27, then Purva Phalguni until 22:14 Mon
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:41 Mon, then Shobhana until 06:23 Tue
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 14:00 · Bava until 02:44 Mon · Balava until 15:23 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:48Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 34 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:23Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:46Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraAkshayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 18 January

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.