Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 16 January 2131A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:46. Yamaganda 09:53 to 11:12. Abhijit 12:09 to 12:52. Gulika Kalam 12:31 to 13:49. Rahu Kalam 15:08 to 16:27.00061218Moonset 09:14Moonrise 20:30

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 16 January 2131

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 19:47, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Makar Sankranti, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 16 January

Rahu Kalam runs 15:08 to 16:27. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:14
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:53 to 11:12
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:09 to 12:52
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:31 to 13:49
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:08 to 16:27
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:46
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:30

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 19:47 · Chaturthi until 21:23 Wed
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:41, then Magha until 09:32 Wed
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:59 Wed, then Saubhagya until 02:10 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 19:47 · Bava until 08:31 Wed

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 32 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:14Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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
  • SamvatsaraVikritaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Makar SankrantiTuesday 16 January
  • Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 16 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiThursday 25 JanuaryBreak the fast on Friday between 07:13 and 09:20.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.