Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 3 February 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:09, sunset 18:01. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:57. Yamaganda 12:35 to 13:57. Gulika Kalam 15:18 to 16:40. Rahu Kalam 16:40 to 18:01.00061218Moonset 14:19Moonrise 05:05

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 3 February 2008

Sunday is Shattila Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi all day. Break the fast on Monday between 07:09 and 08:10.

Times forNew Delhi · 3 February

Rahu Kalam runs 16:40 to 18:01. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:09
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:57
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:35 to 13:57
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:19
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:18 to 16:40
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:40 to 18:01
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:01
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:05 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashiThe twelfth lunar day of the waning MoonDwadashi until 08:10 Mon
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:35 Mon, then Purva Ashadha until 07:05 Tue
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:33, then Harshana until 10:31 Mon
  • KaranaKaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 19:29 · Taitila until 08:10 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:01Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 53 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:19Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:05Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

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.

  • 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.

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiSunday 17 FebruaryBreak the fast on Monday between 06:58 and 09:12.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.