Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 16 January 2118A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:47. Abhijit 12:10 to 12:52. Yamaganda 12:31 to 13:50. Gulika Kalam 15:09 to 16:28. Rahu Kalam 16:28 to 17:47.00061218Moonset 12:35Moonrise 02:43

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 16 January 2118

Sunday in New Delhi.

Navami until 12:43, then Dashami.

Observed today Makar Sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 16 January

Rahu Kalam runs 16:28 to 17:47. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:10 to 12:52
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:31 to 13:50
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:35
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:09 to 16:28
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:28 to 17:47
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:47
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:43 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waning MoonNavami until 12:43 · Dashami until 10:42 Mon
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:36, then Vishakha until 14:16 Mon
  • YogaDhriti, Shula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:38, then Shula until 06:46 Mon, then Ganda until 03:56 Tue
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 12:43 · Vanija until 23:43 · Vishti until 10:42 Mon

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
  • Moonset12:35Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:43Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraIshvaraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Makar SankrantiSunday 16 January

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.