Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 9 January 2108A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:41. Rahu Kalam 08:33 to 09:51. Yamaganda 11:09 to 12:28. Abhijit 12:07 to 12:49. Gulika Kalam 13:46 to 15:04.00061218Moonset 14:40Moonrise 04:30

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 9 January 2108

Monday is Saphala Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 07:24, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:15 and 07:23.

Times forNew Delhi · 9 January

Rahu Kalam runs 08:33 to 09:51. 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 09:51
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:09 to 12:28
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:07 to 12:49
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:46 to 15:04
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:40
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:41
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:30 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 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 07:24 · Dwadashi until 07:24 Tue
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:48 Tue, then Jyeshtha until 06:42 Wed
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:28, then Ganda until 11:19 Tue
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 07:24 · Kaulava until 19:21 · Taitila until 07:24 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:41Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 26 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:30Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPrabhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Saphala EkadashiMonday 9 JanuaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:15 and 07:23.

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiTuesday 24 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:38 and 17:53.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.