Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 2 January 2056A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:36. Abhijit 12:04 to 12:46. Yamaganda 12:25 to 13:43. Gulika Kalam 15:00 to 16:18. Rahu Kalam 16:18 to 17:36.00061218Moonrise 17:14

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 2 January 2056

Sunday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 03:36 Mon, then Pratipada.

Observed today Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 2 January

Rahu Kalam runs 16:18 to 17:36. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:04 to 12:46
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:25 to 13:43
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:00 to 16:18
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:18 to 17:36
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:14
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:36

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 03:36 Mon · Pratipada until 03:08 Tue
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:28, then Ardra until 07:59 Mon
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:26 Mon, then Indra until 22:55 Mon
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 15:39 · Bava until 03:36 Mon · Balava until 15:25 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:36Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 22 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise17:14Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraYuvaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Full moonSunday 2 January
  • Purnima fastSunday 2 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiThursday 13 JanuaryBreak the fast on Friday between 07:15 and 07:27.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.