Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 6 February 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 18:04. Rahu Kalam 08:29 to 09:51. Yamaganda 11:13 to 12:35. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:57. Gulika Kalam 13:57 to 15:20.00061218Moonset 06:18Moonrise 16:40

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 6 February 2012

Monday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 04:47 Tue, then Purnima.

Times forNew Delhi · 6 February

Rahu Kalam runs 08:29 to 09:51. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:07
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:29 to 09:51
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:13 to 12:35
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:57
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:57 to 15:20
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:40
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:04
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:18 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 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then PurnimaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturdashi until 04:47 Tue · Purnima until 03:24 Wed
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:11, then Pushya until 13:48 Tue
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:52, then Ayushman until 12:50 Tue
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 17:16 · Vanija until 04:47 Tue · Vishti until 16:10 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:04Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 57 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:18Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday
  • Moonrise16:40Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe 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

  • Vijaya EkadashiFriday 17 FebruaryBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:43 and 18:12.
  • Vijaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 18 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.