Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 27 January 2014A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:56. Rahu Kalam 08:32 to 09:53. Yamaganda 11:13 to 12:34. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:55. Gulika Kalam 13:55 to 15:15.00061218Moonset 14:17Moonrise 04:21

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 27 January 2014

Monday is Shattila Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 17:25, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:12 and 09:20.

Times forNew Delhi · 27 January

Rahu Kalam runs 08:32 to 09:53. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:12
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:32 to 09:53
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:13 to 12:34
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:55
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:55 to 15:15
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:17
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:56
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:21 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 07:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 17:25 · Dwadashi until 14:21 Tue
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:56 Tue, then Mula until 22:25 Tue
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:15, then Vyaghata until 15:29 Tue
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 17:25 · Kaulava until 03:57 Tue · Taitila until 14:21 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:56Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 44 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:21Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVijayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Shattila EkadashiMonday 27 JanuaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:12 and 09:20.

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiMonday 10 FebruaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:03 and 09:15.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.