Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 26 January 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:56. Rahu Kalam 08:33 to 09:53. Yamaganda 11:13 to 12:34. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:55. Gulika Kalam 13:54 to 15:15.00061218Moonset 18:01

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 26 January 2009

Monday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 13:25, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon

Times forNew Delhi · 26 January

Rahu Kalam runs 08:33 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.08:33 to 09:53
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:13 to 12:34
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:55
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:54 to 15:15
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:56
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:01

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

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
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 13:25 · Pratipada until 15:21 Tue
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:25, then Shravana until 10:53 Tue
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:39 Tue, then Vyatipata until 04:50 Wed
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 13:25 · Kimstughna until 02:26 Tue · Bava until 15:21 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:56Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 43 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:01Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonMonday 26 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiThursday 5 FebruaryBreak the fast on Saturday 7 Feb after sunrise.
  • Jaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 6 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.