Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 23 August 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:54, sunset 18:53. Rahu Kalam 07:32 to 09:09. Yamaganda 10:46 to 12:24. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:50. Gulika Kalam 14:01 to 15:38.00061218Moonset 05:25Moonrise 17:58

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 23 August 2010

Monday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 20:08, then Purnima.

Times forNew Delhi · 23 August

Rahu Kalam runs 07:32 to 09:09. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:54 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:54
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:32 to 09:09
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:46 to 12:24
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:50
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:01 to 15:38
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:58
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:53
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:25 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 05:54 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then PurnimaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturdashi until 20:08 · Purnima until 22:35 Tue
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:04, then Dhanishtha until 21:03 Tue
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:21, then Shobhana until 07:16 Tue
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 06:57 · Vanija until 20:08 · Vishti until 09:21 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:54The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:53Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 58 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:25Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday
  • Moonrise17:58Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikritaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiSaturday 4 SeptemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:36 and 18:38.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 5 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.