Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 20 January 2036A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:50. Abhijit 12:11 to 12:53. Yamaganda 12:32 to 13:52. Gulika Kalam 15:11 to 16:30. Rahu Kalam 16:30 to 17:50.00061218Moonset 12:05Moonrise 01:06

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 20 January 2036

Sunday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 00:33 Mon, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 20 January

Rahu Kalam runs 16:30 to 17:50. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:05
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:11 to 12:53
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:32 to 13:52
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:11 to 16:30
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:30 to 17:50
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:50
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:06 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

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
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 00:33 Mon · Navami until 01:37 Tue
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:37, then Swati until 15:58 Mon
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:27, then Shula until 22:03 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 12:16 · Kaulava until 00:33 Mon · Taitila until 13:00 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:50Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 36 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:05Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:06Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiSunday 20 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiWednesday 23 JanuaryBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:38 and 17:53.
  • Shattila Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 24 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday between 07:13 and 07:51.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.