Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 23 February 1998A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:53, sunset 18:17. Rahu Kalam 08:18 to 09:44. Yamaganda 11:09 to 12:35. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:58. Gulika Kalam 14:00 to 15:26.00061218Moonset 14:50Moonrise 04:42

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 23 February 1998

Monday is Vijaya Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 09:06, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:52 and 07:23.

Times forNew Delhi · 23 February

Rahu Kalam runs 08:18 to 09:44. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:53 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:53
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:18 to 09:44
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:09 to 12:35
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:58
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:00 to 15:26
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:50
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:17
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:42 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:53 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 09:06 · Dwadashi until 07:23 Tue
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:23, then Uttara Ashadha until 15:08 Tue
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:42, then Vyatipata until 07:07 Tue
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 09:06 · Kaulava until 20:20 · Taitila until 07:23 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:53The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:17Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 24 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:50Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:42Upper 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
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraIshvaraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vijaya EkadashiMonday 23 FebruaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:52 and 07:23.

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiSunday 8 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 08:46 and 08:59.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.