Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 9 January 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:42. Abhijit 12:07 to 12:49. Yamaganda 12:28 to 13:47. Gulika Kalam 15:05 to 16:23. Rahu Kalam 16:23 to 17:42.00061218Moonset 16:16Moonrise 07:11

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 9 January 2005

Sunday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 21:28, then Amavasya.

Observed today Monthly Shivaratri

Times forNew Delhi · 9 January

Rahu Kalam runs 16:23 to 17:42. 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.12:07 to 12:49
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:28 to 13:47
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:05 to 16:23
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:16
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:23 to 17:42
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:42
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:11 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturdashi.

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
  • TithiChaturdashi, then AmavasyaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 21:28 · Amavasya until 17:33 Mon
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:05, then Purva Ashadha until 17:55 Mon
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:43, then Vyaghata until 18:15 Mon
  • KaranaVishti, Shakuni, then ChatushpadaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 11:22 · Shakuni until 21:28 · Chatushpada until 07:31 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:42Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 26 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:16Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:11Upper 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
  • 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.

  • Monthly ShivaratriSunday 9 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiThursday 20 JanuaryBreak the fast on Friday between 13:37 and 17:51.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 21 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday between 07:14 and 08:29.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.