Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 28 December 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:13, sunset 17:33. Rahu Kalam 08:30 to 09:48. Yamaganda 11:05 to 12:23. Abhijit 12:02 to 12:43. Gulika Kalam 13:40 to 14:58.00061218Moonset 04:28Moonrise 14:09

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 28 December 2009

Monday is Pausha Putrada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 11:08, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:13 and 09:17.

Observed today Vaikuntha Ekadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 28 December

Rahu Kalam runs 08:30 to 09:48. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:13
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:30 to 09:48
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:05 to 12:23
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:02 to 12:43
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:40 to 14:58
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:09
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:33
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:28 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 11:08 · Dwadashi until 09:22 Tue
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:43, then Krittika until 13:29 Tue
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:38, then Sadhya until 12:51 Tue
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 11:08 · Bava until 22:20 · Balava until 09:22 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:13The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:33Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday
  • Moonrise14:09Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVirodhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiMonday 28 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:13 and 09:17.
  • Vaikuntha EkadashiMonday 28 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiSunday 10 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday between 13:32 and 17:42.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.