Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 22 January 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:52. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:54. Yamaganda 12:33 to 13:53. Gulika Kalam 15:12 to 16:32. Rahu Kalam 16:32 to 17:52.00061218Moonset 11:28Moonrise 00:54

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 22 January 2006

Sunday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 08:02, then Ashtami.

Times forNew Delhi · 22 January

Rahu Kalam runs 16:32 to 17:52. 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.12:12 to 12:54
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:33 to 13:53
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:12 to 16:32
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:32 to 17:52
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:52
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:54 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

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
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 08:02 · Ashtami until 09:14 Mon
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:09, then Swati until 18:36 Mon
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:05, then Shula until 19:34 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 08:02 · Balava until 20:44 · Kaulava until 09:14 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:52Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 38 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:54Upper 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
  • 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.