Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 22 September 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:09, sunset 18:19. Rahu Kalam 07:40 to 09:12. Yamaganda 10:43 to 12:14. Abhijit 11:50 to 12:38. Gulika Kalam 13:45 to 15:16.00061218Moonset 16:09Moonrise 02:54

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 22 September 2003

Monday is Indira Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 15:49, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:10 and 08:35.

Times forNew Delhi · 22 September

Rahu Kalam runs 07:40 to 09:12. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:09 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:09
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:40 to 09:12
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:43 to 12:14
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:50 to 12:38
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:45 to 15:16
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:09
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:19
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:54 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 06:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 15:49 · Dwadashi until 14:59 Tue
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:02, then Ashlesha until 14:54 Tue
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:21, then Siddha until 21:24 Tue
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 15:49 · Kaulava until 03:30 Tue · Taitila until 14:59 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:19Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 9 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:09Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:54Upper 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
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSvabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Indira EkadashiMonday 22 SeptemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:10 and 08:35.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiMonday 6 OctoberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:17 and 08:37.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.