Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 4 January 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:37. Abhijit 12:05 to 12:47. Yamaganda 12:26 to 13:44. Gulika Kalam 15:02 to 16:20. Rahu Kalam 16:20 to 17:37.00061218Moonset 06:57Moonrise 17:08

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 4 January 2015

Sunday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 09:23, then Purnima.

Observed today Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 4 January

Rahu Kalam runs 16:20 to 17:37. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:05 to 12:47
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:26 to 13:44
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:02 to 16:20
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:20 to 17:37
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:08
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:37
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:57 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then PurnimaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturdashi until 09:23 · Purnima until 10:23 Mon
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:01, then Ardra until 09:32 Mon
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:58, then Indra until 20:43 Mon
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 09:23 · Vishti until 21:50 · Bava until 10:23 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:37Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:57Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise17:08Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraJayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Purnima fastSunday 4 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiFriday 16 JanuaryBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:35 and 17:47.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.