Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 7 March 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:40, sunset 18:25. Rahu Kalam 08:08 to 09:36. Yamaganda 11:04 to 12:32. Abhijit 12:09 to 12:56. Gulika Kalam 14:01 to 15:29.00061218Moonset 15:03Moonrise 05:22

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 7 March 2005

Monday is Vijaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 23:39, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 7 March

Rahu Kalam runs 08:08 to 09:36. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:40 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:40
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:08 to 09:36
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:04 to 12:32
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:09 to 12:56
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:01 to 15:29
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:03
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:25
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:22 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:40 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 23:39 · Trayodashi until 20:31 Tue
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:43, then Shravana until 09:22 Tue
  • YogaVariyan, Parigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:23, then Parigha until 03:40 Tue, then Shiva until 23:56 Tue
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 13:11 · Taitila until 23:39 · Gara until 10:05 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:40The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:25Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 45 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:03Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:22Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraTaranaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vijaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 7 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiMonday 21 MarchBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:24 and 08:49.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.