Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 4 January 2031A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:37. Gulika Kalam 07:14 to 08:32. Rahu Kalam 09:50 to 11:08. Abhijit 12:05 to 12:47. Yamaganda 13:44 to 15:02.00061218Moonset 04:16Moonrise 14:15

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 4 January 2031

Saturday is Pausha Putrada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 13:20, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 07:15 and 09:19.

Observed today Vaikuntha Ekadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 4 January

Rahu Kalam runs 09:50 to 11:08. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:14 to 08:32
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:50 to 11:08
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:05 to 12:47
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:44 to 15:02
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:15
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:37
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:16 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 13:20 · Dwadashi until 16:02 Sun
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:42 Sun, then Rohini until 09:52 Mon
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:53, then Shubha until 18:51 Sun
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 13:20 · Bava until 02:40 Sun · Balava until 16:02 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:37Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:16Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise14:15Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSadharanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiSaturday 4 JanuaryBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:15 and 09:19.
  • Vaikuntha EkadashiSaturday 4 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiSunday 19 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday between 07:15 and 09:21.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.