Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 16 January 2105A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:47. Gulika Kalam 08:34 to 09:53. Rahu Kalam 11:12 to 12:31. Abhijit 12:10 to 12:52. Yamaganda 15:09 to 16:28.00061218Moonset 18:02

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 16 January 2105

Friday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 12:08, then Pratipada.

Observed today Makar Sankranti, New moon

Times forNew Delhi · 16 January

Rahu Kalam runs 11:12 to 12:31. 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.08:34 to 09:53
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:12 to 12:31
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:10 to 12:52
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:09 to 16:28
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:47
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:02

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 12:08 · Pratipada until 11:40 Sat
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:09 Sat, then Shravana until 04:57 Sun
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:18, then Vajra until 19:33 Sat
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 12:08 · Kimstughna until 23:58 · Bava until 11:40 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:47Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 32 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:02Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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
  • SamvatsaraRaktakshiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Makar SankrantiFriday 16 January
  • New moonFriday 16 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiMonday 26 JanuaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:12 and 09:20.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.