Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 29 January 2007A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:11, sunset 17:58. Rahu Kalam 08:32 to 09:53. Yamaganda 11:14 to 12:34. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:56. Gulika Kalam 13:55 to 15:16.00061218Moonset 04:57Moonrise 14:06

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 29 January 2007

Monday is Jaya Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 11:34, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:11 and 09:20.

Times forNew Delhi · 29 January

Rahu Kalam runs 08:32 to 09:53. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:11
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:32 to 09:53
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:14 to 12:34
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:56
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:55 to 15:16
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:06
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:58
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:57 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 11:34 · Dwadashi until 10:51 Tue
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:54 Tue, then Ardra until 05:05 Wed
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:21, then Vaidhriti until 17:41 Tue
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 11:34 · Bava until 23:10 · Balava until 10:51 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:58Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 46 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:57Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday
  • Moonrise14:06Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVyayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Jaya EkadashiMonday 29 JanuaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:11 and 09:20.

Next Ekadashi

  • Vijaya EkadashiTuesday 13 FebruaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:43 and 18:10.
  • Vijaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 14 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.