Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 28 January 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:57. Yamaganda 09:53 to 11:14. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:56. Gulika Kalam 12:34 to 13:55. Rahu Kalam 15:15 to 16:36.00061218Moonset 13:59Moonrise 04:28

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 28 January 2003

Tuesday is Shattila Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 19:58, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 07:12 and 09:20.

Times forNew Delhi · 28 January

Rahu Kalam runs 15:15 to 16:36. 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.09:53 to 11:14
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:56
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:34 to 13:55
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:59
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:15 to 16:36
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:57
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:28 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 19:58 · Dwadashi until 18:37 Wed
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:19 Wed, then Mula until 01:42 Thu
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:50, then Vyaghata until 16:31 Wed
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 08:43 · Balava until 19:58 · Kaulava until 07:16 Wed

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
  • Moonset13:59Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Shattila EkadashiTuesday 28 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:12 and 09:20.

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiThursday 13 FebruaryBreak the fast on Friday between 07:01 and 09:14.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.