Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 21 January 2018A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:51. Abhijit 12:11 to 12:54. Yamaganda 12:33 to 13:52. Gulika Kalam 15:12 to 16:32. Rahu Kalam 16:32 to 17:51.00061218Moonset 21:41Moonrise 09:51

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 21 January 2018

Sunday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 15:34, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 21 January

Rahu Kalam runs 16:32 to 17:51. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:51
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:11 to 12:54
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:33 to 13:52
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:12 to 16:32
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:32 to 17:51
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:51
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:41

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturthi.

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
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 15:34 · Panchami until 16:25 Mon
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:06 Mon, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 08:08 Tue
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:16, then Parigha until 10:51 Mon
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 15:34 · Bava until 04:03 Mon · Balava until 16:25 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:51Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 37 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:41Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:51Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraHevilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiSunday 21 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.