Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 4 January 2118A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:37. Yamaganda 09:50 to 11:08. Abhijit 12:05 to 12:46. Gulika Kalam 12:26 to 13:44. Rahu Kalam 15:01 to 16:19.00061218Moonset 04:55Moonrise 14:25

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 4 January 2118

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 01:58 Wed, then Trayodashi.

Times forNew Delhi · 4 January

Rahu Kalam runs 15:01 to 16:19. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:50 to 11:08
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:05 to 12:46
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:26 to 13:44
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:25
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:01 to 16:19
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:37
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:55 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 01:58 Wed · Trayodashi until 02:54 Thu
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:50, then Rohini until 22:25 Wed
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:40, then Shubha until 11:31 Wed
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 13:16 · Balava until 01:58 Wed · Kaulava until 14:31 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:37Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:55Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise14:25Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraIshvaraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiMonday 17 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday 19 Jan after sunrise.
  • Shattila Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 18 JanuaryFollowers 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.