Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 9 January 2017A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:42. Rahu Kalam 08:33 to 09:52. Yamaganda 11:10 to 12:28. Abhijit 12:07 to 12:49. Gulika Kalam 13:47 to 15:05.00061218Moonset 04:41Moonrise 14:52

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 9 January 2017

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

Dwadashi until 02:01 Tue, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.

Observed today Vaikuntha Ekadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 9 January

Rahu Kalam runs 08:33 to 09:52. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:33 to 09:52
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:10 to 12:28
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:07 to 12:49
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:47 to 15:05
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:52
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:42
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:41 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 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 02:01 Tue · Trayodashi until 22:54 Tue
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:17, then Rohini until 07:56 Tue
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:47, then Shukla until 09:02 Tue
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 15:33 · Balava until 02:01 Tue · Kaulava until 12:28 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:42Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 26 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:41Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday
  • Moonrise14:52Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraDurmukhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 9 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
  • Vaikuntha EkadashiMonday 9 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiMonday 23 JanuaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:13 and 09:21.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.