Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 6 January 1986A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:39. Rahu Kalam 08:33 to 09:51. Yamaganda 11:09 to 12:27. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:48. Gulika Kalam 13:45 to 15:03.00061218Moonset 13:40Moonrise 03:44

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 6 January 1986

Monday is Saphala Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 08:16, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday between 13:30 and 17:39.

Times forNew Delhi · 6 January

Rahu Kalam runs 08:33 to 09:51. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:33 to 09:51
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:09 to 12:27
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:48
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:40
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:45 to 15:03
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:39
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:44 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then Ekadashi, then DwadashiThe tenth, eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 08:16 · Ekadashi until 05:38 Tue · Dwadashi until 02:45 Wed
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:20 Tue, then Anuradha until 01:11 Wed
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:58, then Shula until 09:32 Tue
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 08:16 · Bava until 18:59 · Balava until 05:38 Tue · Kaulava until 16:13 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:39Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 24 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:44Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Saphala EkadashiMonday 6 JanuaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:30 and 17:39.

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiTuesday 21 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:26 and 09:21.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.