Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 16 January 2149A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:47. Yamaganda 07:15 to 08:34. Gulika Kalam 09:53 to 11:12. Abhijit 12:10 to 12:52. Rahu Kalam 13:50 to 15:09.00061218Moonset 00:27Moonrise 11:47

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 16 January 2149

Thursday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 16:16, then Ashtami.

Observed today Makar Sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 16 January

Rahu Kalam runs 13:50 to 15:09. 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 08:34
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:53 to 11:12
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:47
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:10 to 12:52
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:50 to 15:09
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:47
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:27 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waxing MoonSaptami until 16:16 · Ashtami until 14:08 Fri
  • NakshatraRevati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:32 Fri, then Ashwini until 00:05 Sat
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:50, then Siddha until 15:52 Fri
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 16:16 · Vishti until 03:12 Fri · Bava until 14:08 Fri

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
  • Moonset00:27Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise11:47Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKilakaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Makar SankrantiThursday 16 January

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.