Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 15 January 2004A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:46. Yamaganda 07:15 to 08:34. Gulika Kalam 09:53 to 11:12. Abhijit 12:09 to 12:51. Rahu Kalam 13:49 to 15:08.00061218Moonset 12:04Moonrise 01:13

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 15 January 2004

Thursday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 21:29, then Navami.

Observed today Makar Sankranti, ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 15 January

Rahu Kalam runs 13:49 to 15:08. 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.07:15 to 08:34
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:53 to 11:12
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:04
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:09 to 12:51
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:49 to 15:08
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:46
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:13 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 21:29 · Navami until 19:36 Fri
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:02, then Swati until 19:50 Fri
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:12, then Dhriti until 11:35 Fri
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 10:16 · Kaulava until 21:29 · Taitila until 08:36 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:46Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 31 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:04Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:13Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Makar SankrantiThursday 15 January
  • ashtamiThursday 15 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiSunday 18 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday between 07:15 and 09:21.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.