Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 18 January 2004A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:48. Abhijit 12:10 to 12:53. Yamaganda 12:31 to 13:51. Gulika Kalam 15:10 to 16:29. Rahu Kalam 16:29 to 17:48.00061218Moonset 14:06Moonrise 04:39

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 18 January 2004

Sunday is Shattila Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 14:38, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 07:15 and 09:21.

Times forNew Delhi · 18 January

Rahu Kalam runs 16:29 to 17:48. 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.12:10 to 12:53
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:31 to 13:51
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:06
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:10 to 16:29
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:29 to 17:48
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:48
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:39 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

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
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 14:38 · Dwadashi until 11:43 Mon
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:15, then Jyeshtha until 14:01 Mon
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:48 Mon, then Dhruva until 22:06 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 14:38 · Kaulava until 01:12 Mon · Taitila until 11:43 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:48Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 34 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:06Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:39Upper 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
  • 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.

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

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiMonday 2 FebruaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:09 and 09:19.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.