Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 14 January 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:45. Yamaganda 09:53 to 11:11. Abhijit 12:09 to 12:51. Gulika Kalam 12:30 to 13:49. Rahu Kalam 15:08 to 16:26.00061218Moonset 04:22Moonrise 14:14

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 14 January 2003

Tuesday is Pausha Putrada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 15:02, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 07:16 and 09:21.

Observed today Makar Sankranti, Vaikuntha Ekadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 14 January

Rahu Kalam runs 15:08 to 16:26. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:53 to 11:11
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:09 to 12:51
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:30 to 13:49
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:14
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:08 to 16:26
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:45
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:22 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 15:02 · Dwadashi until 16:22 Wed
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:19, then Rohini until 13:13 Wed
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:47 Wed, then Brahma until 05:21 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 15:02 · Bava until 03:47 Wed · Balava until 16:22 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:45Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 30 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:22Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise14:14Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraChitrabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiTuesday 14 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:16 and 09:21.
  • Makar SankrantiTuesday 14 January
  • Vaikuntha EkadashiTuesday 14 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiTuesday 28 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:12 and 09:20.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.