Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 28 January 1999A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:57. Yamaganda 07:12 to 08:32. Gulika Kalam 09:53 to 11:13. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:56. Rahu Kalam 13:55 to 15:15.00061218Moonset 04:50Moonrise 14:51

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 28 January 1999

Thursday is Jaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 02:40 Fri, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 28 January

Rahu Kalam runs 13:55 to 15:15. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:12
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:12 to 08:32
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:53 to 11:13
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:56
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:55 to 15:15
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:51
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:57
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:50 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 02:40 Fri · Trayodashi until 00:39 Sat
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:18, then Ardra until 21:57 Fri
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:12, then Vaidhriti until 13:15 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 15:45 · Balava until 02:40 Fri · Kaulava until 13:38 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:57Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 45 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:50Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise14:51Upper 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.

  • 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.

Next Ekadashi

  • Vijaya EkadashiFriday 12 FebruaryBreak the fast on Saturday between 07:02 and 09:15.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.