Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 15 January 2078A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:46. Gulika Kalam 07:15 to 08:34. Rahu Kalam 09:53 to 11:12. Abhijit 12:10 to 12:52. Yamaganda 13:50 to 15:09.00061218Moonset 19:08Moonrise 08:26

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 15 January 2078

Saturday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 03:25 Sun, then Tritiya.

Observed today Makar Sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 15 January

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

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:15 to 08:34
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:26
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:53 to 11:12
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:10 to 12:52
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:50 to 15:09
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:46
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:08

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waxing MoonDwitiya until 03:25 Sun · Tritiya until 01:19 Mon
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:14 Sun, then Dhanishtha until 22:50 Sun
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:14, then Siddhi until 14:23 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 16:23 · Kaulava until 03:25 Sun · Taitila until 14:23 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:46Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 32 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:08Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise08:26Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraHevilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Makar SankrantiSaturday 15 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiMonday 24 JanuaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:13 and 08:41.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.