Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 26 January 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:55. Yamaganda 09:53 to 11:13. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:55. Gulika Kalam 12:34 to 13:54. Rahu Kalam 15:15 to 16:35.00061218Moonset 04:16Moonrise 13:40

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 26 January 2010

Tuesday is Jaya Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 00:49 Wed, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 07:12 and 09:20.

Times forNew Delhi · 26 January

Rahu Kalam runs 15:15 to 16:35. 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.09:53 to 11:13
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:55
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:34 to 13:54
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:40
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:15 to 16:35
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:55
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:16 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 00:49 Wed · Dwadashi until 22:12 Wed
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:28, then Mrigashira until 20:37 Wed
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:20, then Indra until 15:08 Wed
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 13:54 · Vishti until 00:49 Wed · Bava until 11:35 Wed

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
  • Moonset04:16Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise13:40Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVirodhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Jaya EkadashiTuesday 26 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:12 and 09:20.

Next Ekadashi

  • Vijaya EkadashiTuesday 9 FebruaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:04 and 09:16.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.