Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 25 February 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:50, sunset 18:18. Rahu Kalam 08:16 to 09:42. Yamaganda 11:08 to 12:34. Abhijit 12:11 to 12:57. Gulika Kalam 14:00 to 15:26.00061218Moonset 06:43Moonrise 18:00

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 25 February 2013

Monday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 01:56 Tue, then Pratipada.

Observed today Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 25 February

Rahu Kalam runs 08:16 to 09:42. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:50 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:50
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:16 to 09:42
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:08 to 12:34
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:11 to 12:57
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:00 to 15:26
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:00
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:18
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:43 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:50 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 01:56 Tue · Pratipada until 01:23 Wed
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:54 Tue, then Purva Phalguni until 01:59 Wed
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:31, then Sukarma until 13:06 Tue
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 14:02 · Bava until 01:56 Tue · Balava until 13:43 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:50The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:18Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 28 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:43Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday
  • Moonrise18:00Upper 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.

  • Full moonMonday 25 February
  • Purnima fastMonday 25 February

Next Ekadashi

  • Vijaya EkadashiThursday 7 MarchBreak the fast on Saturday 9 Mar after sunrise.
  • Vijaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 8 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.