Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 22 October 2007A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:26, sunset 17:45. Rahu Kalam 07:51 to 09:16. Yamaganda 10:41 to 12:06. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:28. Gulika Kalam 13:30 to 14:55.00061218Moonset 03:00Moonrise 15:12

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 22 October 2007

Monday is Papankusha Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 23:19, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:27 and 08:42.

Times forNew Delhi · 22 October

Rahu Kalam runs 07:51 to 09:16. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:26 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:26
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:51 to 09:16
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:41 to 12:06
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:28
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:30 to 14:55
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:12
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:45
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:00 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 06:26 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 23:19 · Dwadashi until 20:50 Tue
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:25 Tue, then Purva Bhadrapada until 02:30 Wed
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:33, then Vriddhi until 06:44 Tue
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 12:18 · Vishti until 23:19 · Bava until 10:09 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:26The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:45Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:00Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday
  • Moonrise15:12Upper 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
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papankusha EkadashiMonday 22 OctoberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:27 and 08:42.

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiMonday 5 NovemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:37 and 08:47.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.