Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 17 February 1997A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:58, sunset 18:13. Rahu Kalam 08:22 to 09:47. Yamaganda 11:11 to 12:35. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Gulika Kalam 14:00 to 15:24.00061218Moonset 03:53Moonrise 14:04

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 17 February 1997

Monday is Jaya Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 06:11 Tue, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday between 13:43 and 18:13.

Times forNew Delhi · 17 February

Rahu Kalam runs 08:22 to 09:47. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:58 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:58
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:22 to 09:47
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:11 to 12:35
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:58
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:00 to 15:24
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:04
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:13
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:53 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:58 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 06:11 Tue · Dwadashi until 08:19 Wed
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:39, then Ardra until 10:59 Tue
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:15, then Priti until 12:35 Tue
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 17:15 · Vishti until 06:11 Tue · Bava until 19:13 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:58The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:13Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 15 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:53Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday
  • Moonrise14:04Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Jaya EkadashiMonday 17 FebruaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:43 and 18:13.

Next Ekadashi

  • Vijaya EkadashiWednesday 5 MarchBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:42 and 09:01.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.