Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 24 January 1999A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:13, sunset 17:53. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:55. Yamaganda 12:33 to 13:53. Gulika Kalam 15:13 to 16:33. Rahu Kalam 16:33 to 17:53.00061218Moonset 00:39Moonrise 11:42

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 24 January 1999

Sunday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 13:47, then Ashtami.

Times forNew Delhi · 24 January

Rahu Kalam runs 16:33 to 17:53. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:13
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:42
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:55
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:33 to 13:53
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:13 to 16:33
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:33 to 17:53
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:53
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:39 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waxing MoonSaptami until 13:47 · Ashtami until 11:41 Mon
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:32 Mon, then Bharani until 04:02 Tue
  • YogaSiddha, Sadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:17, then Sadhya until 04:24 Mon, then Shubha until 01:25 Tue
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 13:47 · Vishti until 00:45 Mon · Bava until 11:41 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:13The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:53Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 40 min of daylight
  • Moonset00:39Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise11:42Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraBahudhanyaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

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.