Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 3 January 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:37. Rahu Kalam 08:32 to 09:50. Yamaganda 11:08 to 12:26. Abhijit 12:05 to 12:46. Gulika Kalam 13:44 to 15:01.00061218Moonset 11:56Moonrise 00:31

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 3 January 2005

Monday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 11:02, then Ashtami.

Times forNew Delhi · 3 January

Rahu Kalam runs 08:32 to 09:50. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:32 to 09:50
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:08 to 12:26
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:56
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:05 to 12:46
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:44 to 15:01
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:37
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:31 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 11:02 · Ashtami until 11:18 Tue
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:19 Tue, then Chitra until 06:33 Wed
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:06, then Atiganda until 17:56 Tue
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 11:02 · Balava until 23:16 · Kaulava until 11:18 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:37Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:56Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:31Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraTaranaThe 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

  • Saphala EkadashiThursday 6 JanuaryBreak the fast on Saturday 8 Jan after sunrise.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 7 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.