Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 16 January 2018A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:47. Yamaganda 09:53 to 11:12. Abhijit 12:10 to 12:52. Gulika Kalam 12:31 to 13:50. Rahu Kalam 15:09 to 16:28.00061218Moonset 17:16Moonrise 07:13

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 16 January 2018

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Amavasya all day.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 16 January

Rahu Kalam runs 15:09 to 16:28. 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.09:53 to 11:12
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:10 to 12:52
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:31 to 13:50
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:09 to 16:28
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:16
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:47
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:13 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasyaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning MoonAmavasya until 07:47 Wed
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:22, then Uttara Ashadha until 22:18 Wed
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:54, then Harshana until 09:46 Wed
  • KaranaChatushpada, then NagaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 18:30 · Naga until 07:47 Wed

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
  • Moonset17:16Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:13Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday

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
  • SamvatsaraHevilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonTuesday 16 January
  • Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 16 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiSaturday 27 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday 29 Jan after sunrise.
  • Jaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 28 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.