Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 13 February 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:02, sunset 18:09. Rahu Kalam 08:25 to 09:49. Yamaganda 11:12 to 12:36. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Gulika Kalam 13:59 to 15:22.00061218Moonset 10:17Moonrise 00:05

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 13 February 2012

Monday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 13:39, then Saptami.

Observed today Kumbha sankranti, shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 13 February

Rahu Kalam runs 08:25 to 09:49. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:02 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:02
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:25 to 09:49
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:17
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:12 to 12:36
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:58
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:59 to 15:22
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:09
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:05 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 07:02 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 13:39 · Saptami until 11:32 Tue
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:12 Tue, then Vishakha until 01:55 Wed
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:47, then Vriddhi until 12:53 Tue
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 13:39 · Vishti until 00:34 Tue · Bava until 11:32 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:02The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:09Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 8 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:05Upper 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
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar 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.

  • Kumbha sankrantiMonday 13 February
  • shashthiMonday 13 February

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.