Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 17 January 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:48. Rahu Kalam 08:34 to 09:53. Yamaganda 11:12 to 12:31. Abhijit 12:10 to 12:52. Gulika Kalam 13:51 to 15:10.00061218Moonset 01:07Moonrise 11:52

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 17 January 2005

Monday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 00:48 Tue, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 17 January

Rahu Kalam runs 08:34 to 09:53. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:34 to 09:53
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:12 to 12:31
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:52
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:10 to 12:52
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:51 to 15:10
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:48
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:07 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 00:48 Tue · Navami until 02:01 Wed
  • NakshatraAshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:26 Tue
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:14, then Sadhya until 17:51 Tue
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 12:27 · Bava until 00:48 Tue · Balava until 13:19 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:48Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 33 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:07Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday
  • Moonrise11:52Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha 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.

  • ashtamiMonday 17 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiThursday 20 JanuaryBreak the fast on Friday between 13:37 and 17:51.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 21 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday between 07:14 and 08:29.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.