Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 26 January 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:55. Yamaganda 07:12 to 08:33. Gulika Kalam 09:53 to 11:13. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:55. Rahu Kalam 13:54 to 15:15.00061218Moonset 14:14Moonrise 05:10

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 26 January 2006

Thursday is Shattila Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 07:42, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.

Observed today Trisparsha Mahadwadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 26 January

Rahu Kalam runs 13:54 to 15:15. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:12
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:12 to 08:33
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:53 to 11:13
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:55
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:54 to 15:15
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:14
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:55
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:10 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then Dwadashi, then TrayodashiThe eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 07:42 · Dwadashi until 05:31 Fri · Trayodashi until 02:41 Sat
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:51, then Mula until 16:03 Fri
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:58, then Vyaghata until 10:49 Fri
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 07:42 · Kaulava until 18:42 · Taitila until 05:31 Fri · Gara until 16:10 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:55Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 43 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:14Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday

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.

  • 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.
  • Trisparsha MahadwadashiThursday 26 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiWednesday 8 FebruaryBreak the fast on Thursday between 08:14 and 09:16.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.