Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 31 January 2038A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:10, sunset 18:00. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:56. Yamaganda 12:35 to 13:56. Gulika Kalam 15:17 to 16:38. Rahu Kalam 16:38 to 18:00.00061218Moonset 14:29Moonrise 04:42

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 31 January 2038

Sunday is Shattila Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 10:50, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 07:10 and 09:19.

Times forNew Delhi · 31 January

Rahu Kalam runs 16:38 to 18:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:10
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:56
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:35 to 13:56
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:29
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:17 to 16:38
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:38 to 18:00
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:00
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:42 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 10:50 · Dwadashi until 10:21 Mon
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:34, then Mula until 12:44 Mon
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:01, then Harshana until 21:36 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 10:50 · Kaulava until 22:33 · Taitila until 10:21 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:00Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 50 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:29Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:42Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPingalaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Shattila EkadashiSunday 31 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday between 07:10 and 09:19.

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiMonday 15 FebruaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:43 and 18:12.
  • Jaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 16 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.