Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 14 January 1999A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:45. Yamaganda 07:15 to 08:34. Gulika Kalam 09:53 to 11:11. Abhijit 12:09 to 12:51. Rahu Kalam 13:49 to 15:08.00061218Moonset 15:09Moonrise 05:00

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 14 January 1999

Thursday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 18:25, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Makar Sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 14 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. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:53 to 11:11
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:09 to 12:51
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:49 to 15:08
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:09
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:45
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:00 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 18:25 · Trayodashi until 19:52 Fri
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:02 Fri, then Mula until 07:46 Sat
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:01, then Dhruva until 22:56 Fri
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 18:25 · Gara until 07:12 Fri · Vanija until 19:52 Fri

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
  • Moonset15:09Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:00Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Makar SankrantiThursday 14 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiWednesday 27 JanuaryBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:39 and 17:56.
  • Jaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 28 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.