Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 29 January 2102A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:11, sunset 17:57. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:56. Yamaganda 12:34 to 13:55. Gulika Kalam 15:16 to 16:37. Rahu Kalam 16:37 to 17:57.00061218Moonset 04:15Moonrise 13:37

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 29 January 2102

Sunday is Jaya Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 02:56 Mon, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 13:40 and 17:58.

Times forNew Delhi · 29 January

Rahu Kalam runs 16:37 to 17:57. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:11
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:56
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:34 to 13:55
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:37
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:16 to 16:37
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:37 to 17:57
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:57
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:15 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 02:56 Mon · Dwadashi until 05:37 Tue
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:01, then Mrigashira until 00:06 Tue
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:33, then Indra until 14:28 Mon
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 13:38 · Vishti until 02:56 Mon · Bava until 16:16 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:57Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 46 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:15Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise13:37Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraDurmatiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Jaya EkadashiSunday 29 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday between 13:40 and 17:58.

Next Ekadashi

  • Vijaya EkadashiMonday 13 FebruaryBreak the fast on Wednesday 15 Feb after sunrise.
  • Vijaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 14 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.