Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 15 January 1996A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:46. Rahu Kalam 08:34 to 09:53. Yamaganda 11:12 to 12:30. Abhijit 12:09 to 12:51. Gulika Kalam 13:49 to 15:08.00061218Moonset 12:56Moonrise 02:32

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 15 January 1996

Monday in New Delhi.

Navami until 12:57, then Dashami.

Observed today Makar Sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 15 January

Rahu Kalam runs 08:34 to 09:53. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:34 to 09:53
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:12 to 12:30
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:09 to 12:51
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:56
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:49 to 15:08
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:46
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:32 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waning MoonNavami until 12:57 · Dashami until 11:08 Tue
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:21, then Vishakha until 14:07 Tue
  • YogaDhriti, Shula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:46, then Shula until 06:12 Tue, then Ganda until 03:04 Wed
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 12:57 · Vanija until 00:08 Tue · Vishti until 11:08 Tue

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
  • Moonset12:56Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:32Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday

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.

  • Makar SankrantiMonday 15 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.