Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 5 January 2149A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:38. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:47. Yamaganda 12:26 to 13:44. Gulika Kalam 15:02 to 16:20. Rahu Kalam 16:20 to 17:38.00061218Moonset 14:16Moonrise 03:47

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 5 January 2149

Sunday is Saphala Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 23:50, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 07:15 and 09:19.

Times forNew Delhi · 5 January

Rahu Kalam runs 16:20 to 17:38. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:47
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:26 to 13:44
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:16
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:02 to 16:20
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:20 to 17:38
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:38
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:47 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 23:50 · Dwadashi until 01:24 Tue
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:11 Mon, then Anuradha until 05:10 Tue
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:27, then Shula until 15:39 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 10:51 · Balava until 23:50 · Kaulava until 12:41 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:38Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 24 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:16Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:47Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKilakaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Saphala EkadashiSunday 5 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday between 07:15 and 09:19.

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiSunday 19 JanuaryBreak the fast on Tuesday 21 Jan after sunrise.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 20 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.