Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 15 January 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:46. Abhijit 12:10 to 12:52. Yamaganda 12:31 to 13:49. Gulika Kalam 15:08 to 16:27. Rahu Kalam 16:27 to 17:46.00061218Moonset 08:03Moonrise 18:36

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 15 January 2006

Sunday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 17:20, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 15 January

Rahu Kalam runs 16:27 to 17:46. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:03
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:10 to 12:52
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:31 to 13:49
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:08 to 16:27
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:27 to 17:46
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:46
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:36

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

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
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 17:20 · Dwitiya until 19:41 Mon
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:10 Mon, then Ashlesha until 03:02 Tue
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:11, then Priti until 15:51 Mon
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 17:20 · Taitila until 06:28 Mon · Gara until 19:41 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:46Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 31 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:03Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise18:36Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar 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.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

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.