Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 31 May 1993A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:24, sunset 19:14. Rahu Kalam 07:08 to 08:51. Yamaganda 10:35 to 12:19. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:47. Gulika Kalam 14:03 to 15:46.00061218Moonset 02:31Moonrise 14:57

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 31 May 1993

Monday is Nirjala Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 05:47, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday between 13:43 and 19:14.

Times forNew Delhi · 31 May

Rahu Kalam runs 07:08 to 08:51. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:24 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:24
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:08 to 08:51
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:35 to 12:19
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:47
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:03 to 15:46
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:57
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:14
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:31 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 05:24 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then Ekadashi, then DwadashiThe tenth, eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 05:47 · Ekadashi until 03:14 Tue · Dwadashi until 00:44 Wed
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:21, then Chitra until 16:36 Tue
  • YogaSiddhi, Vyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:29, then Vyatipata until 05:20 Tue, then Variyan until 02:14 Wed
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayGara until 05:47 · Vanija until 16:31 · Vishti until 03:14 Tue · Bava until 13:58 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:24The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:14Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 50 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:31Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday
  • Moonrise14:57Upper 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
  • MasaJyeshthaLunar month, counted to the full moonJyeshtha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraShrimukhaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Nirjala EkadashiMonday 31 MayBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:43 and 19:14.

Next Ekadashi

  • Yogini EkadashiWednesday 16 JuneBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:24 and 07:32.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.