Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 18 January 2118A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:48. Yamaganda 09:53 to 11:12. Abhijit 12:10 to 12:52. Gulika Kalam 12:31 to 13:51. Rahu Kalam 15:10 to 16:29.00061218Moonset 14:08Moonrise 04:59

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 18 January 2118

Tuesday is Shattila Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 08:44, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.

Observed today Trisparsha Mahadwadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 18 January

Rahu Kalam runs 15:10 to 16:29. 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.09:53 to 11:12
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:10 to 12:52
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:31 to 13:51
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:08
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:10 to 16:29
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:48
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:59 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then Dwadashi, then TrayodashiThe eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 08:44 · Dwadashi until 06:52 Wed · Trayodashi until 05:12 Thu
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:59, then Jyeshtha until 11:49 Wed
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:10 Wed, then Dhruva until 22:32 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 08:44 · Kaulava until 19:46 · Taitila until 06:52 Wed · Gara until 18:00 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:48Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 34 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:08Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:59Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday

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.

  • 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.
  • Trisparsha MahadwadashiTuesday 18 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiWednesday 2 FebruaryBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:09 and 09:18.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.