Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 16 January 2129A 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 13:58Moonrise 03:41

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 16 January 2129

Sunday is Shattila Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 07:38, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 13:35 and 17:47.

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.13:58
  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.03:41 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

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
  • TithiDashami, then Ekadashi, then DwadashiThe tenth, eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 07:38 · Ekadashi until 05:17 Mon · Dwadashi until 02:19 Tue
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:49, then Anuradha until 11:00 Mon
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:39 Mon, then Vriddhi until 00:03 Tue
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 07:38 · Bava until 18:32 · Balava until 05:17 Mon · Kaulava until 15:52 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
  • Moonset13:58Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:41Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Shattila EkadashiSunday 16 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday between 13:35 and 17:47.
  • Makar SankrantiSunday 16 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiSunday 30 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday between 13:40 and 17:59.
  • Jaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 31 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:10 and 07:24.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.