Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 25 April 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:46, sunset 18:52. Rahu Kalam 07:25 to 09:03. Yamaganda 10:41 to 12:19. Abhijit 11:53 to 12:46. Gulika Kalam 13:58 to 15:36.00061218Moonset 12:07Moonrise 01:36

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 25 April 2011

Monday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 20:57, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 25 April

Rahu Kalam runs 07:25 to 09:03. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:46 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:46
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:25 to 09:03
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:41 to 12:19
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:53 to 12:46
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:07
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:58 to 15:36
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:52
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:36 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 05:46 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 20:57 · Navami until 22:44 Tue
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:13, then Shravana until 09:17 Tue
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:17, then Shubha until 12:31 Tue
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 08:17 · Kaulava until 20:57 · Taitila until 09:47 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:46The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:52Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 6 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:07Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:36Upper 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 moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiMonday 25 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiThursday 28 AprilBreak the fast on Friday between 13:39 and 18:54.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 29 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday between 05:42 and 05:48.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.