Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 12 January 1987A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:43. Rahu Kalam 08:34 to 09:52. Yamaganda 11:11 to 12:29. Abhijit 12:08 to 12:50. Gulika Kalam 13:48 to 15:06.00061218Moonset 05:59Moonrise 15:15

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 12 January 1987

Monday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 03:03 Tue, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 12 January

Rahu Kalam runs 08:34 to 09:52. 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.08:34 to 09:52
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:11 to 12:29
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:08 to 12:50
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:48 to 15:06
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:15
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:43
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:59 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Trayodashi.

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
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonTrayodashi until 03:03 Tue · Chaturdashi until 05:36 Wed
  • NakshatraMrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:30 Tue
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:47 Tue, then Indra until 04:36 Wed
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 13:46 · Taitila until 03:03 Tue · Gara until 16:20 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:43Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 28 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:59Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday
  • Moonrise15:15Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraAkshayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshMonday 12 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiSunday 25 JanuaryBreak the fast on Tuesday 27 Jan after sunrise.
  • Shattila Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 26 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.