Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 8 January 2139A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:40. Yamaganda 07:15 to 08:33. Gulika Kalam 09:51 to 11:09. Abhijit 12:07 to 12:48. Rahu Kalam 13:46 to 15:04.00061218Moonset 01:42Moonrise 12:05

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 8 January 2139

Thursday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 09:31, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 8 January

Rahu Kalam runs 13:46 to 15:04. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:15 to 08:33
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:51 to 11:09
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:05
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:07 to 12:48
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:46 to 15:04
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:40
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:42 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 09:31 · Navami until 08:12 Fri
  • NakshatraRevati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:38, then Ashwini until 13:02 Fri
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:31, then Siddha until 19:25 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 09:31 · Balava until 20:49 · Kaulava until 08:12 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:40Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:42Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise12:05Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiThursday 8 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiSaturday 10 JanuaryBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:32 and 17:42.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 11 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.