Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 18 January 2042A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:49. Gulika Kalam 07:14 to 08:34. Rahu Kalam 09:53 to 11:12. Abhijit 12:10 to 12:53. Yamaganda 13:51 to 15:10.00061218Moonset 14:13Moonrise 04:53

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 18 January 2042

Saturday is Shattila Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 09:02, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 07:15 and 08:23.

Times forNew Delhi · 18 January

Rahu Kalam runs 09:53 to 11:12. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:14 to 08:34
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:53 to 11:12
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:10 to 12:53
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:51 to 15:10
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:13
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:49
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:53 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 09:02 · Dwadashi until 08:23 Sun
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:47, then Jyeshtha until 10:40 Sun
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:13, then Dhruva until 19:09 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 09:02 · Kaulava until 20:49 · Taitila until 08:23 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:49Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 34 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:13Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:53Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Shattila EkadashiSaturday 18 JanuaryBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:15 and 08:23.

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiFriday 31 JanuaryBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:40 and 18:00.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.