Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 3 August 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:44, sunset 19:11. Rahu Kalam 07:25 to 09:05. Yamaganda 10:46 to 12:27. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:54. Gulika Kalam 14:08 to 15:49.00061218Moonset 03:59Moonrise 17:30

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 3 August 2009

Monday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 01:25 Tue, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 3 August

Rahu Kalam runs 07:25 to 09:05. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:44 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:44
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:25 to 09:05
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:46 to 12:27
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:54
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:08 to 15:49
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:30
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:11
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:59 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 05:44 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonTrayodashi until 01:25 Tue · Chaturdashi until 03:59 Wed
  • NakshatraPurva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:39 Tue
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:24 Tue, then Priti until 06:29 Wed
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 12:08 · Taitila until 01:25 Tue · Gara until 14:42 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:44The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:11Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 27 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:59Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday
  • Moonrise17:30Upper 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
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVirodhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshMonday 3 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiSunday 16 AugustBreak the fast on Monday between 13:44 and 18:58.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 17 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.