Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 16 January 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:47. Abhijit 12:10 to 12:52. Yamaganda 12:31 to 13:50. Gulika Kalam 15:09 to 16:28. Rahu Kalam 16:28 to 17:47.00061218Moonset 04:43Moonrise 14:18

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 16 January 2011

Sunday is Pausha Putrada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 09:01, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 07:15 and 08:29.

Times forNew Delhi · 16 January

Rahu Kalam runs 16:28 to 17:47. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:10 to 12:52
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:31 to 13:50
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:18
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:09 to 16:28
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:28 to 17:47
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:47
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:43 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

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
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 09:01 · Dwadashi until 08:30 Mon
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:37 Mon, then Mrigashira until 02:10 Tue
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:04, then Brahma until 15:14 Mon
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 09:01 · Bava until 20:51 · Balava until 08:30 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:47Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 32 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:43Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise14:18Upper 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.

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

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiSaturday 29 JanuaryBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:40 and 17:58.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.