Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 31 January 2002A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:10, sunset 17:59. Yamaganda 07:10 to 08:31. Gulika Kalam 09:52 to 11:14. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:56. Rahu Kalam 13:56 to 15:17.00061218Moonset 09:06Moonrise 20:48

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 31 January 2002

Thursday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 18:01, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 31 January

Rahu Kalam runs 13:56 to 15:17. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:10
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:10 to 08:31
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:06
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:52 to 11:14
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:56
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:56 to 15:17
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:59
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:48

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 18:01 · Chaturthi until 14:47 Fri
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:59, then Uttara Phalguni until 20:33 Fri
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:18, then Atiganda until 07:21 Fri
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 07:43 · Vishti until 18:01 · Bava until 04:21 Fri · Balava until 14:47 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:59Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 49 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:06Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:48Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 31 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiThursday 7 FebruaryBreak the fast on Friday between 13:42 and 18:05.
  • Shattila Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 8 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday between 07:05 and 07:48.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.