Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 3 January 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:37. Rahu Kalam 08:32 to 09:50. Yamaganda 11:08 to 12:25. Abhijit 12:05 to 12:46. Gulika Kalam 13:43 to 15:01.00061218Moonset 16:43Moonrise 07:02

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 3 January 2011

Monday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 14:17, then Amavasya.

Observed today Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 3 January

Rahu Kalam runs 08:32 to 09:50. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:32 to 09:50
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:08 to 12:25
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:05 to 12:46
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:43 to 15:01
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:43
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:37
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:02 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then AmavasyaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 14:17 · Amavasya until 14:33 Tue
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:46 Tue, then Purva Ashadha until 03:50 Wed
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:48, then Dhruva until 15:50 Tue
  • KaranaShakuni, Chatushpada, then NagaHalf of a lunar dayShakuni until 14:17 · Chatushpada until 02:21 Tue · Naga until 14:33 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:37Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 22 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:43Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:02Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVikritaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Darsha AmavasyaMonday 3 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiSunday 16 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday between 07:15 and 08:29.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.