Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 15 January 2040A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:46. Abhijit 12:09 to 12:51. Yamaganda 12:30 to 13:49. Gulika Kalam 15:08 to 16:27. Rahu Kalam 16:27 to 17:46.00061218Moonset 19:10Moonrise 08:25

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 15 January 2040

Sunday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 02:04 Mon, then Tritiya.

Observed today Makar Sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 15 January

Rahu Kalam runs 16:27 to 17:46. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:25
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:09 to 12:51
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:30 to 13:49
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:08 to 16:27
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:27 to 17:46
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:46
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:10

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waxing MoonDwitiya until 02:04 Mon · Tritiya until 23:14 Mon
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:33, then Dhanishtha until 21:23 Mon
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:20, then Siddhi until 13:36 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 15:39 · Kaulava until 02:04 Mon · Taitila until 12:35 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:46Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 31 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise08:25Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSiddharthiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Makar SankrantiSunday 15 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiTuesday 24 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:38 and 17:54.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.