Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 8 January 2047A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:41. Yamaganda 09:51 to 11:10. Abhijit 12:07 to 12:49. Gulika Kalam 12:28 to 13:46. Rahu Kalam 15:04 to 16:22.00061218Moonset 04:44Moonrise 14:15

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 8 January 2047

Tuesday is Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi all day. Break the fast on Wednesday between 07:16 and 07:29.

Observed today Vaikuntha Ekadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 8 January

Rahu Kalam runs 15:04 to 16:22. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:51 to 11:10
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:07 to 12:49
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:28 to 13:46
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:15
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:04 to 16:22
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:41
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:44 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashiThe twelfth lunar day of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 07:29 Wed
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:52, then Rohini until 17:11 Wed
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:26, then Shukla until 20:46 Wed
  • KaranaBava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 19:03 · Balava until 07:29 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:41Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 26 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:44Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise14:15Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraAkshayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 8 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday between 07:16 and 07:29.
  • Vaikuntha EkadashiTuesday 8 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiTuesday 22 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:14 and 08:35.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.