Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 15 January 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:46. Yamaganda 07:15 to 08:34. Gulika Kalam 09:53 to 11:12. Abhijit 12:09 to 12:52. Rahu Kalam 13:49 to 15:08.00061218Moonset 13:12Moonrise 02:47

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 15 January 2015

Thursday in New Delhi.

Dashami until 05:22 Fri, then Ekadashi.

Observed today Makar Sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 15 January

Rahu Kalam runs 13:49 to 15:08. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:15 to 08:34
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:53 to 11:12
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:09 to 12:52
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:12
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:49 to 15:08
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:46
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:47 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 05:22 Fri · Ekadashi until 04:40 Sat
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:09, then Vishakha until 08:49 Fri
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:28 Fri, then Ganda until 22:52 Fri
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 17:22 · Vishti until 05:22 Fri · Bava until 17:07 Fri

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
  • Moonset13:12Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:47Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaMaghaLunar 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.

  • Makar SankrantiThursday 15 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.