Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 14 January 1996A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:45. Abhijit 12:09 to 12:51. Yamaganda 12:30 to 13:49. Gulika Kalam 15:07 to 16:26. Rahu Kalam 16:26 to 17:45.00061218Moonset 12:12Moonrise 01:31

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 14 January 1996

Sunday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 14:00, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 14 January

Rahu Kalam runs 16:26 to 17:45. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:09 to 12:51
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:12
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:30 to 13:49
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:07 to 16:26
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:26 to 17:45
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:45
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:31 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

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
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 14:00 · Navami until 12:57 Mon
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:51, then Swati until 15:21 Mon
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:44, then Dhriti until 08:46 Mon
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 14:00 · Taitila until 01:34 Mon · Gara until 12:57 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:45Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 30 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:12Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:31Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiSunday 14 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiTuesday 16 JanuaryBreak the fast on Thursday 18 Jan after sunrise.
  • Shattila Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 17 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.