Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 9 May 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:35, sunset 19:01. Rahu Kalam 07:16 to 08:56. Yamaganda 10:37 to 12:18. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Gulika Kalam 13:59 to 15:39.00061218Moonset 00:13Moonrise 10:30

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 9 May 2011

Monday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 15:56, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 9 May

Rahu Kalam runs 07:16 to 08:56. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:35 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:35
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:16 to 08:56
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:30
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:37 to 12:18
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:59 to 15:39
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:01
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:13 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 05:35 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 15:56 · Saptami until 14:49 Tue
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:20, then Pushya until 10:04 Tue
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:26, then Ganda until 12:30 Tue
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 15:56 · Gara until 03:27 Tue · Vanija until 14:49 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:35The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:01Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 26 min of daylight
  • Moonset00:13Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday
  • Moonrise10:30Upper 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
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonVaishakha 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.

  • shashthiMonday 9 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiFriday 13 MayBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:39 and 19:03.
  • Mohini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 14 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.