Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 8 January 2104A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:40. Yamaganda 09:51 to 11:09. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:48. Gulika Kalam 12:27 to 13:45. Rahu Kalam 15:04 to 16:22.00061218Moonset 04:24Moonrise 14:04

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 8 January 2104

Tuesday is Pausha Putrada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 14:50, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 07:15 and 09:19.

Observed today Vaikuntha Ekadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 8 January

Rahu Kalam runs 15:04 to 16:22. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:51 to 11:09
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:48
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:27 to 13:45
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:04
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:04 to 16:22
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:40
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:24 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 14:50 · Dwadashi until 13:59 Wed
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:47 Wed, then Rohini until 01:44 Thu
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:59, then Shubha until 09:02 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 14:50 · Bava until 02:22 Wed · Balava until 13:59 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:40Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise14:04Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRudhirodgariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiTuesday 8 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:15 and 09:19.
  • Vaikuntha EkadashiTuesday 8 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiThursday 24 JanuaryBreak the fast on Friday between 07:13 and 07:37.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.