Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 10 May 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:34, sunset 19:02. Rahu Kalam 07:15 to 08:56. Yamaganda 10:37 to 12:18. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Gulika Kalam 13:59 to 15:40.00061218Moonset 15:40Moonrise 03:24

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 10 May 2010

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

Dwadashi all day. Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:34 and 06:35.

Times forNew Delhi · 10 May

Rahu Kalam runs 07:15 to 08:56. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:34 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:34
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:15 to 08:56
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:37 to 12:18
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:59 to 15:40
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:40
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:02
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:24 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 05:34 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashiThe twelfth lunar day of the waning MoonDwadashi until 06:36 Tue
  • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:43, then Revati until 01:05 Wed
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:57 Tue, then Priti until 00:31 Wed
  • KaranaKaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 18:05 · Taitila until 06:36 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:34The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:02Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 28 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:24Upper 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
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonVaishakha when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVikritaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Parama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 10 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:34 and 06:35.

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiMonday 24 MayBreak the fast on Tuesday between 05:26 and 07:58.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.