Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 28 January 2018A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:11, sunset 17:57. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:56. Yamaganda 12:34 to 13:55. Gulika Kalam 15:16 to 16:36. Rahu Kalam 16:36 to 17:57.00061218Moonset 04:44Moonrise 14:42

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 28 January 2018

Sunday is Jaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 08:28, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.

Observed today Trisparsha Mahadwadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 28 January

Rahu Kalam runs 16:36 to 17:57. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:11
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:56
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:34 to 13:55
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:42
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:16 to 16:36
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:36 to 17:57
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:57
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:44 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then Dwadashi, then TrayodashiThe eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 08:28 · Dwadashi until 05:18 Mon · Trayodashi until 01:53 Tue
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:42 Mon, then Ardra until 23:04 Mon
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:32, then Vaidhriti until 14:36 Mon
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 08:28 · Bava until 18:55 · Balava until 05:18 Mon · Kaulava until 15:37 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:57Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 46 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:44Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise14:42Upper 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.

  • 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.
  • Trisparsha MahadwadashiSunday 28 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Vijaya EkadashiSunday 11 FebruaryBreak the fast on Monday between 07:03 and 09:15.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.