Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 3 September 2001A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:00, sunset 18:41. Rahu Kalam 07:35 to 09:10. Yamaganda 10:45 to 12:20. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:46. Gulika Kalam 13:55 to 15:30.00061218Moonset 06:07Moonrise 19:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 3 September 2001

Monday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 05:31 Tue, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 3 September

Rahu Kalam runs 07:35 to 09:10. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:00 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:00
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:07
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:35 to 09:10
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:45 to 12:20
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:46
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:55 to 15:30
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:41
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:16

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:00 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 05:31 Tue · Dwitiya until 07:37 Wed
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:05, then Purva Bhadrapada until 12:53 Tue
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:18 Tue, then Shula until 04:59 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 16:23 · Kaulava until 05:31 Tue · Taitila until 18:36 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:00The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:41Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 40 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:07Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:16Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVrishaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Indira EkadashiThursday 13 SeptemberBreak the fast on Saturday 15 Sep after sunrise.
  • Indira Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 14 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.