Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 16 January 2139A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:46. Gulika Kalam 08:34 to 09:53. Rahu Kalam 11:12 to 12:31. Abhijit 12:09 to 12:52. Yamaganda 15:09 to 16:27.00061218Moonset 07:59Moonrise 18:56

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 16 January 2139

Friday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 11:04, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Makar Sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 16 January

Rahu Kalam runs 11:12 to 12:31. 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.07:59
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:34 to 09:53
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:12 to 12:31
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:09 to 12:52
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:09 to 16:27
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:46
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:56

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 11:04 · Dwitiya until 13:14 Sat
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:38, then Ashlesha until 23:23 Sat
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:03, then Priti until 14:37 Sat
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 11:04 · Taitila until 00:07 Sat · Gara until 13:14 Sat

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
  • Moonset07:59Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise18:56Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Makar SankrantiFriday 16 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiMonday 26 JanuaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 08:37 and 09:20.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.