Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 16 January 2108A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:46. Rahu Kalam 08:34 to 09:53. Yamaganda 11:12 to 12:30. Abhijit 12:09 to 12:51. Gulika Kalam 13:49 to 15:08.00061218Moonset 20:43Moonrise 08:58

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 16 January 2108

Monday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 15:37, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Makar Sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 16 January

Rahu Kalam runs 08:34 to 09:53. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:34 to 09:53
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:58
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:12 to 12:30
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:09 to 12:51
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:49 to 15:08
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:46
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.20:43

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waxing MoonTritiya until 15:37 · Chaturthi until 18:16 Tue
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:58, then Shatabhisha until 20:03 Tue
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:41, then Vyatipata until 11:33 Tue
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 15:37 · Vanija until 04:55 Tue · Vishti until 18:16 Tue

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
  • Moonset20:43Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise08:58Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPrabhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Makar SankrantiMonday 16 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiTuesday 24 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:38 and 17:53.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.