Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 8 January 2017A 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 15:04 to 16:23. Rahu Kalam 16:23 to 17:41.00061218Moonset 03:35Moonrise 14:02

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 8 January 2017

Sunday is Pausha Putrada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 07:53, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 13:32 and 17:41.

Observed today Vaikuntha Ekadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 8 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. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:07 to 12:49
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:28 to 13:46
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:02
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:04 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.03:35 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

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
  • TithiDashami, then Ekadashi, then DwadashiThe tenth, eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 07:53 · Ekadashi until 05:03 Mon · Dwadashi until 02:01 Tue
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:27, then Krittika until 10:17 Mon
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:24, then Shubha until 12:47 Mon
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayGara until 07:53 · Vanija until 18:30 · Vishti until 05:03 Mon · Bava until 15:33 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
  • Moonset03:35Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise14:02Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDurmukhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiSunday 8 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday between 13:32 and 17:41.
  • Vaikuntha EkadashiSunday 8 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiMonday 23 JanuaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:13 and 09:21.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.