Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 20 January 2104A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:49. Abhijit 12:11 to 12:53. Yamaganda 12:32 to 13:51. Gulika Kalam 15:11 to 16:30. Rahu Kalam 16:30 to 17:49.00061218Moonset 11:25Moonrise 01:02

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 20 January 2104

Sunday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 05:32 Mon, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 20 January

Rahu Kalam runs 16:30 to 17:49. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:25
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:11 to 12:53
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:32 to 13:51
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:11 to 16:30
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:30 to 17:49
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:49
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:02 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 05:32 Mon · Navami until 07:09 Tue
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:34, then Swati until 23:50 Mon
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:26, then Dhriti until 07:55 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 16:31 · Kaulava until 05:32 Mon · Taitila until 18:25 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:49Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 35 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:25Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:02Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRudhirodgariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiSunday 20 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiThursday 24 JanuaryBreak the fast on Friday between 07:13 and 07:37.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.