Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 2 January 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:36. Abhijit 12:05 to 12:46. Yamaganda 12:25 to 13:43. Gulika Kalam 15:01 to 16:19. Rahu Kalam 16:19 to 17:36.00061218Moonset 11:28Moonrise 23:35

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 2 January 2005

Sunday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 10:02, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 2 January

Rahu Kalam runs 16:19 to 17:36. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:28
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:05 to 12:46
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:25 to 13:43
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:01 to 16:19
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:19 to 17:36
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:36
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:35

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 10:02 · Saptami until 11:02 Mon
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:19 Mon, then Hasta until 06:19 Tue
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:42, then Shobhana until 19:06 Mon
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 10:02 · Vishti until 22:37 · Bava until 11:02 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:36Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 22 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:35Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraTaranaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiSunday 2 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiThursday 6 JanuaryBreak the fast on Saturday 8 Jan after sunrise.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 7 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.