Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 24 January 2040A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:13, sunset 17:53. Yamaganda 09:53 to 11:13. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:55. Gulika Kalam 12:33 to 13:53. Rahu Kalam 15:13 to 16:33.00061218Moonset 04:02Moonrise 13:51

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 24 January 2040

Tuesday is Pausha Putrada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 03:29 Wed, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 13:38 and 17:54.

Times forNew Delhi · 24 January

Rahu Kalam runs 15:13 to 16:33. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:13
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:53 to 11:13
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:55
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:33 to 13:53
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:51
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:13 to 16:33
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:53
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:02 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 03:29 Wed · Dwadashi until 06:15 Thu
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:59 Wed, then Mrigashira until 09:10 Thu
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:35 Wed, then Indra until 06:36 Thu
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 14:07 · Vishti until 03:29 Wed · Bava until 16:52 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:13The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:53Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 40 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:02Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise13:51Upper 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.

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiTuesday 24 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:38 and 17:54.

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiWednesday 8 FebruaryBreak the fast on Friday 10 Feb after sunrise.
  • Shattila Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 9 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.