Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 15 January 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:46. Gulika Kalam 07:15 to 08:34. Rahu Kalam 09:53 to 11:12. Abhijit 12:09 to 12:52. Yamaganda 13:49 to 15:08.00061218Moonset 03:45Moonrise 13:28

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 15 January 2011

Saturday in New Delhi.

Dashami until 08:46, then Ekadashi.

Observed today Makar Sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 15 January

Rahu Kalam runs 09:53 to 11:12. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:15 to 08:34
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:53 to 11:12
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:09 to 12:52
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:28
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:49 to 15:08
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:46
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:45 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 08:46 · Ekadashi until 09:01 Sun
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:21 Sun, then Rohini until 02:37 Mon
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:17, then Shukla until 17:04 Sun
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 08:46 · Vanija until 20:59 · Vishti until 09:01 Sun

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
  • Moonset03:45Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise13:28Upper 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.

  • Makar SankrantiSaturday 15 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiSunday 16 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday between 07:15 and 08:29.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.