Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 7 January 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:39. Rahu Kalam 08:33 to 09:51. Yamaganda 11:09 to 12:27. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:48. Gulika Kalam 13:45 to 15:03.00061218Moonset 16:31Moonrise 07:12

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 7 January 2008

Monday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 15:57, then Amavasya.

Times forNew Delhi · 7 January

Rahu Kalam runs 08:33 to 09:51. 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.08:33 to 09:51
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:09 to 12:27
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:48
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:45 to 15:03
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:31
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:39
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:12 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturdashi.

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
  • TithiChaturdashi, then AmavasyaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 15:57 · Amavasya until 17:07 Tue
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:24, then Purva Ashadha until 23:00 Tue
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:24 Tue, then Vyaghata until 03:58 Wed
  • KaranaShakuni, Chatushpada, then NagaHalf of a lunar dayShakuni until 15:57 · Chatushpada until 04:35 Tue · Naga until 17:07 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:39Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 24 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:31Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:12Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe 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

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiFriday 18 JanuaryBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:36 and 17:49.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 19 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.