Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 4 March 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:43, sunset 18:23. Rahu Kalam 08:11 to 09:38. Yamaganda 11:06 to 12:33. Abhijit 12:10 to 12:56. Gulika Kalam 14:01 to 15:28.00061218Moonset 10:59Moonrise 01:06

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 4 March 2013

Monday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 16:23, then Ashtami.

Times forNew Delhi · 4 March

Rahu Kalam runs 08:11 to 09:38. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:43 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:43
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:11 to 09:38
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:59
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:06 to 12:33
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:10 to 12:56
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:01 to 15:28
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:23
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:06 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:43 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 16:23 · Ashtami until 14:22 Tue
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:57, then Jyeshtha until 19:38 Tue
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:41, then Vajra until 17:51 Tue
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 16:23 · Balava until 03:23 Tue · Kaulava until 14:22 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:43The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:23Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 40 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:59Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:06Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe 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 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.