Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 28 January 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:57. Rahu Kalam 08:32 to 09:53. Yamaganda 11:14 to 12:34. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:56. Gulika Kalam 13:55 to 15:15.00061218Moonset 10:23Moonrise 23:36

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 28 January 2008

Monday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 19:08, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 28 January

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

The day runs from sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:12
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:32 to 09:53
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:23
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:14 to 12:34
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:56
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:55 to 15:15
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:57
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:36

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 19:08 · Saptami until 21:20 Tue
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:48, then Chitra until 16:22 Tue
  • YogaDhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:16 Tue
  • KaranaVanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 19:08 · Vishti until 08:11 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:57Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 45 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:23Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:36Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaMaghaLunar 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.

  • shashthiMonday 28 January

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.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.