Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 27 January 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:56. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:55. Yamaganda 12:34 to 13:54. Gulika Kalam 15:15 to 16:35. Rahu Kalam 16:35 to 17:56.00061218Moonset 09:55Moonrise 22:41

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 27 January 2008

Sunday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 17:26, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 27 January

Rahu Kalam runs 16:35 to 17:56. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:12
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:55
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:55
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:34 to 13:54
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:15 to 16:35
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:35 to 17:56
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:56
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:41

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 17:26 · Shashthi until 19:08 Mon
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:44, then Hasta until 13:48 Mon
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:53 Mon, then Dhriti until 07:16 Tue
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 17:26 · Gara until 06:13 Mon · Vanija until 19:08 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:56Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 44 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:55Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:41Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe 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 EkadashiSaturday 2 FebruaryBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:41 and 18:01.
  • Shattila Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 3 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 07:09 and 08:10.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.