Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 14 January 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:45. Gulika Kalam 07:15 to 08:34. Rahu Kalam 09:53 to 11:11. Abhijit 12:09 to 12:51. Yamaganda 13:49 to 15:08.00061218Moonset 07:21Moonrise 17:38

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 14 January 2006

Saturday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 15:18, then Pratipada.

Observed today Makar Sankranti, Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 14 January

Rahu Kalam runs 09:53 to 11:11. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:15 to 08:34
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:21
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:53 to 11:11
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:09 to 12:51
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:49 to 15:08
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:38
  8. SunsetNight hours follow.17:45

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 15:18 · Pratipada until 17:20 Sun
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:36, then Pushya until 00:10 Mon
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:47, then Vishkambha until 15:11 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 15:18 · Balava until 04:16 Sun · Kaulava until 17:20 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:45Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 30 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:21Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise17:38Upper 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.

  • Makar SankrantiSaturday 14 January
  • Full moonSaturday 14 January
  • Purnima fastSaturday 14 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.