Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 10 January 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:42. Yamaganda 09:52 to 11:10. Abhijit 12:08 to 12:50. Gulika Kalam 12:29 to 13:47. Rahu Kalam 15:05 to 16:24.00061218Moonset 04:39Moonrise 14:07

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 10 January 2006

Tuesday is Pausha Putrada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 10:53, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 07:16 and 09:20.

Observed today Vaikuntha Ekadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 10 January

Rahu Kalam runs 15:05 to 16:24. 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.09:52 to 11:10
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:08 to 12:50
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:29 to 13:47
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:07
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:05 to 16:24
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:42
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:39 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 10:53 · Dwadashi until 11:25 Wed
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:50, then Rohini until 15:59 Wed
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:54, then Shukla until 15:11 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 10:53 · Bava until 23:06 · Balava until 11:25 Wed

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 27 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:39Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise14:07Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiTuesday 10 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:16 and 09:20.
  • Vaikuntha EkadashiTuesday 10 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiWednesday 25 JanuaryBreak the fast on Friday 27 Jan after sunrise.
  • Shattila Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 26 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.