Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 16 January 1996A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:47. Yamaganda 09:53 to 11:12. Abhijit 12:10 to 12:52. Gulika Kalam 12:31 to 13:50. Rahu Kalam 15:09 to 16:28.00061218Moonset 13:44Moonrise 03:35

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 16 January 1996

Tuesday is Shattila Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 11:08, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Thursday 18 Jan after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 16 January

Rahu Kalam runs 15:09 to 16:28. 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.09:53 to 11:12
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:10 to 12:52
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:31 to 13:50
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:44
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:09 to 16:28
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:47
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:35 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 11:08 · Ekadashi until 08:37 Wed
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:07, then Anuradha until 12:13 Wed
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:04 Wed, then Vriddhi until 23:25 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 11:08 · Bava until 21:57 · Balava until 08:37 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:47Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 32 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:44Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:35Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday

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.

  • Shattila EkadashiTuesday 16 JanuaryBreak the fast on Thursday 18 Jan after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiWednesday 31 JanuaryBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:10 and 09:19.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.