Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 4 January 2078A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:38. Yamaganda 09:50 to 11:08. Abhijit 12:05 to 12:47. Gulika Kalam 12:26 to 13:44. Rahu Kalam 15:02 to 16:20.00061218Moonset 11:20Moonrise 23:15

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 4 January 2078

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 18:50, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 4 January

Rahu Kalam runs 15:02 to 16:20. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:50 to 11:08
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:20
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:05 to 12:47
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:26 to 13:44
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:02 to 16:20
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:38
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:15

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 18:50 · Saptami until 21:17 Wed
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:56, then Uttara Phalguni until 11:40 Wed
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:40, then Shobhana until 23:27 Wed
  • KaranaVanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 18:50 · Vishti until 08:01 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:38Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:20Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:15Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraHevilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiTuesday 4 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSunday 9 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday between 13:32 and 17:42.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 10 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:16 and 07:39.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.