Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 15 January 2102A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:46. Abhijit 12:09 to 12:51. Yamaganda 12:30 to 13:49. Gulika Kalam 15:08 to 16:27. Rahu Kalam 16:27 to 17:46.00061218Moonset 13:39Moonrise 04:22

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 15 January 2102

Sunday is Shattila Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 21:29, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 07:15 and 09:21.

Times forNew Delhi · 15 January

Rahu Kalam runs 16:27 to 17:46. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:09 to 12:51
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:30 to 13:49
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:39
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:08 to 16:27
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:27 to 17:46
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:46
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:22 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 21:29 · Dwadashi until 18:21 Mon
  • NakshatraVishakha, Anuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:36, then Anuradha until 05:27 Mon, then Jyeshtha until 02:54 Tue
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:13 Mon, then Vriddhi until 20:22 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 10:54 · Balava until 21:29 · Kaulava until 07:58 Mon

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 31 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:39Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:22Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

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 EkadashiSunday 15 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday between 07:15 and 09:21.

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiSunday 29 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday between 13:40 and 17:58.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.