Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 17 January 1999A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:48. Abhijit 12:10 to 12:52. Yamaganda 12:31 to 13:50. Gulika Kalam 15:09 to 16:28. Rahu Kalam 16:28 to 17:48.00061218Moonset 17:38

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 17 January 1999

Sunday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 21:16, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 17 January

Rahu Kalam runs 16:28 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. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:10 to 12:52
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:31 to 13:50
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:09 to 16:28
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:28 to 17:48
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:38
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:48

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

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
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 21:16 · Pratipada until 21:15 Mon
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:00, then Uttara Ashadha until 09:47 Mon
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:36, then Vajra until 20:23 Mon
  • KaranaChatushpada, Naga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 09:06 · Naga until 21:16 · Kimstughna until 09:19 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 33 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:38Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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.

  • New moonSunday 17 January
  • Darsha AmavasyaSunday 17 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.