Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 16 September 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:07, sunset 18:25. Rahu Kalam 07:39 to 09:11. Yamaganda 10:43 to 12:16. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:40. Gulika Kalam 13:48 to 15:20.00061218Moonset 03:40Moonrise 16:04

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 16 September 2013

Monday is Parsva Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 23:31, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 16 September

Rahu Kalam runs 07:39 to 09:11. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:07
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:39 to 09:11
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:43 to 12:16
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:40
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:48 to 15:20
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:04
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:25
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:40 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 23:31 · Trayodashi until 20:58 Tue
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:27, then Dhanishtha until 20:40 Tue
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:22, then Sukarma until 14:08 Tue
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 12:50 · Balava until 23:31 · Kaulava until 10:14 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:25Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday
  • Moonrise16:04Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVijayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Parsva Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 16 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Indira EkadashiMonday 30 SeptemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:22 and 18:07.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.