Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 30 September 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:14, sunset 18:08. Rahu Kalam 07:43 to 09:12. Yamaganda 10:42 to 12:11. Abhijit 11:47 to 12:35. Gulika Kalam 13:40 to 15:10.00061218Moonset 15:06Moonrise 02:38

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 30 September 2013

Monday is Indira Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 04:55 Tue, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday between 13:22 and 18:07.

Times forNew Delhi · 30 September

Rahu Kalam runs 07:43 to 09:12. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:14 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:14
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:43 to 09:12
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:42 to 12:11
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:47 to 12:35
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:40 to 15:10
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:06
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:08
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:38 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 04:55 Tue · Dwadashi until 06:05 Wed
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:47, then Ashlesha until 12:53 Tue
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:16 Tue, then Sadhya until 05:08 Wed
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 16:08 · Balava until 04:55 Tue · Kaulava until 17:35 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:08Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 55 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:06Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:38Upper 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
  • MasaAshvinaLunar 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.

  • Indira EkadashiMonday 30 SeptemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:22 and 18:07.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiTuesday 15 OctoberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:23 and 07:47.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.