Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 26 October 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:29, sunset 17:41. Rahu Kalam 07:53 to 09:17. Yamaganda 10:41 to 12:05. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:27. Gulika Kalam 13:29 to 14:53.00061218Moonset 00:19Moonrise 13:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 26 October 2009

Monday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 19:32, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 26 October

Rahu Kalam runs 07:53 to 09:17. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:29 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:29
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:53 to 09:17
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:41 to 12:05
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:27
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:16
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:29 to 14:53
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:41
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:19 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:29 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 19:32 · Navami until 22:02 Tue
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:46, then Shravana until 11:50 Tue
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:39 Tue, then Ganda until 06:26 Wed
  • KaranaBava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 19:32 · Balava until 08:49 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:29The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:41Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 12 min of daylight
  • Moonset00:19Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday
  • Moonrise13:16Upper 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
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVirodhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiMonday 26 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiThursday 29 OctoberBreak the fast on Friday between 07:49 and 08:44.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.