Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 21 January 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:51. Rahu Kalam 08:34 to 09:53. Yamaganda 11:13 to 12:32. Abhijit 12:11 to 12:54. Gulika Kalam 13:52 to 15:12.00061218Moonset 07:03Moonrise 16:32

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 21 January 2008

Monday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 21:11, then Purnima.

Times forNew Delhi · 21 January

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

The day runs from sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:34 to 09:53
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:13 to 12:32
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:11 to 12:54
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:52 to 15:12
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:32
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:51
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:03 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then PurnimaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturdashi until 21:11 · Purnima until 19:05 Tue
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:48, then Punarvasu until 11:15 Tue
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:03, then Vishkambha until 15:04 Tue
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 10:22 · Vanija until 21:11 · Vishti until 08:05 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:51Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 37 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:03Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday
  • Moonrise16:32Upper 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
  • 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

  • Shattila EkadashiSaturday 2 FebruaryBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:41 and 18:01.
  • Shattila Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 3 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 07:09 and 08:10.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.