Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 9 January 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:41. Abhijit 12:07 to 12:49. Yamaganda 12:28 to 13:46. Gulika Kalam 15:05 to 16:23. Rahu Kalam 16:23 to 17:41.00061218Moonset 22:17Moonrise 10:02

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 9 January 2011

Sunday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 22:50, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 9 January

Rahu Kalam runs 16:23 to 17:41. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:02
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:07 to 12:49
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:28 to 13:46
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:05 to 16:23
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:23 to 17:41
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:41
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:17

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 22:50 · Shashthi until 01:24 Tue
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:34, then Purva Bhadrapada until 15:32 Mon
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:20, then Variyan until 17:10 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 09:35 · Balava until 22:50 · Kaulava until 12:06 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:41Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 26 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise10:02Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikritaThe 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

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiSunday 16 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday between 07:15 and 08:29.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.