Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 6 January 2002A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:39. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:48. Yamaganda 12:27 to 13:45. Gulika Kalam 15:03 to 16:21. Rahu Kalam 16:21 to 17:39.00061218Moonset 12:24Moonrise 01:07

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 6 January 2002

Sunday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 20:32, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 6 January

Rahu Kalam runs 16:21 to 17:39. 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.12:06 to 12:48
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:24
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:27 to 13:45
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:03 to 16:21
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:21 to 17:39
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:39
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:07 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

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
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 20:32 · Navami until 19:03 Mon
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:06, then Chitra until 11:08 Mon
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:46, then Sukarma until 17:20 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 09:25 · Kaulava until 20:32 · Taitila until 07:44 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:39Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 24 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:07Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVrishaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiSunday 6 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiWednesday 9 JanuaryBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:16 and 09:20.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.