Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 18 February 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:57, sunset 18:14. Rahu Kalam 08:22 to 09:46. Yamaganda 11:11 to 12:35. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Gulika Kalam 14:00 to 15:24.00061218Moonset 01:51Moonrise 11:53

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 18 February 2013

Monday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 15:19, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 18 February

Rahu Kalam runs 08:22 to 09:46. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:57 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:57
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:22 to 09:46
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:11 to 12:35
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:53
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:58
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:00 to 15:24
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:14
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:51 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:57 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 15:19 · Navami until 18:01 Tue
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:32, then Rohini until 14:39 Tue
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:20, then Vaidhriti until 14:20 Tue
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 15:19 · Balava until 04:40 Tue · Kaulava until 18:01 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:57The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:14Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 17 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:51Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday
  • Moonrise11:53Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiMonday 18 February

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiThursday 21 FebruaryBreak the fast on Friday between 06:54 and 09:09.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.