Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 15 January 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:46. Yamaganda 09:53 to 11:12. Abhijit 12:09 to 12:51. Gulika Kalam 12:30 to 13:49. Rahu Kalam 15:08 to 16:27.00061218Moonset 00:37Moonrise 11:19

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 15 January 2008

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 14:10, then Ashtami.

Observed today Makar Sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 15 January

Rahu Kalam runs 15:08 to 16:27. 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.09:53 to 11:12
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:19
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:09 to 12:51
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:30 to 13:49
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:08 to 16:27
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:46
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:37 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waxing MoonSaptami until 14:10 · Ashtami until 12:16 Wed
  • NakshatraRevati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:26, then Ashwini until 22:05 Wed
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:32, then Siddha until 13:45 Wed
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 14:10 · Vishti until 01:16 Wed · Bava until 12:16 Wed

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
  • Moonset00:37Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise11:19Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Makar SankrantiTuesday 15 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiFriday 18 JanuaryBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:36 and 17:49.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 19 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.