Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 20 January 2039A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:50. Yamaganda 07:14 to 08:34. Gulika Kalam 09:53 to 11:13. Abhijit 12:11 to 12:53. Rahu Kalam 13:52 to 15:11.00061218Moonset 13:50Moonrise 03:54

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 20 January 2039

Thursday is Shattila Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 04:18 Fri, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Friday between 13:37 and 17:51.

Times forNew Delhi · 20 January

Rahu Kalam runs 13:52 to 15:11. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:14 to 08:34
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:53 to 11:13
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:11 to 12:53
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:50
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:52 to 15:11
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:50
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:54 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 04:18 Fri · Dwadashi until 01:49 Sat
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:32 Fri, then Jyeshtha until 23:45 Fri
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:40, then Vriddhi until 07:26 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 17:32 · Balava until 04:18 Fri · Kaulava until 15:04 Fri

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
  • Moonset13:50Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Shattila EkadashiThursday 20 JanuaryBreak the fast on Friday between 13:37 and 17:51.

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiFriday 4 FebruaryBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:41 and 18:03.
  • Jaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 5 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday between 07:07 and 08:23.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.