Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 17 August 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 18:59. Rahu Kalam 07:30 to 09:08. Yamaganda 10:47 to 12:25. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:51. Gulika Kalam 14:03 to 15:42.00061218Moonset 16:32Moonrise 03:10

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 17 August 2009

Monday is Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 01:49 Tue, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 17 August

Rahu Kalam runs 07:30 to 09:08. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:51
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:30 to 09:08
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:47 to 12:25
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:51
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:03 to 15:42
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:32
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:59
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:10 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 01:49 Tue · Trayodashi until 22:27 Tue
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:38, then Punarvasu until 15:09 Tue
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:31, then Siddhi until 12:45 Tue
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 15:25 · Taitila until 01:49 Tue · Gara until 12:10 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:51The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:59Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 7 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:32Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

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

  • 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.

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiMonday 31 AugustBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:00 and 08:31.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.