Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 16 February 2004A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:59, sunset 18:12. Rahu Kalam 08:23 to 09:47. Yamaganda 11:11 to 12:35. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Gulika Kalam 13:59 to 15:23.00061218Moonset 13:49Moonrise 04:38

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 16 February 2004

Monday is Vijaya Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 23:28, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:59 and 09:13.

Times forNew Delhi · 16 February

Rahu Kalam runs 08:23 to 09:47. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:59 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:59
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:23 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. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:49
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:59 to 15:23
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:12
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:38 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 06:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 23:28 · Dwadashi until 21:03 Tue
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:52, then Purva Ashadha until 18:10 Tue
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:04 Tue, then Siddhi until 21:55 Tue
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 12:40 · Balava until 23:28 · Kaulava until 10:15 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:59The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:12Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 12 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:49Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:38Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSvabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vijaya EkadashiMonday 16 FebruaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:59 and 09:13.

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiTuesday 2 MarchBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:44 and 18:22.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.