Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 4 January 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:37. Rahu Kalam 08:32 to 09:50. Yamaganda 11:08 to 12:26. Abhijit 12:05 to 12:47. Gulika Kalam 13:44 to 15:02.00061218Moonset 13:24Moonrise 02:39

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 4 January 2016

Monday in New Delhi.

Dashami until 05:13 Tue, then Ekadashi.

Times forNew Delhi · 4 January

Rahu Kalam runs 08:32 to 09:50. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:32 to 09:50
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:08 to 12:26
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:05 to 12:47
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:24
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:44 to 15:02
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:37
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:39 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 05:13 Tue · Ekadashi until 06:54 Wed
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:17 Tue, then Vishakha until 07:26 Wed
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:06, then Dhriti until 17:29 Tue
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 16:10 · Vishti until 05:13 Tue · Bava until 18:08 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:37Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:39Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraManmathaThe 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

  • Saphala EkadashiTuesday 5 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:30 and 17:38.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 6 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday between 07:15 and 07:54.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.