Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 28 October 1985A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:30, sunset 17:40. Rahu Kalam 07:54 to 09:17. Yamaganda 10:41 to 12:05. Abhijit 11:42 to 12:27. Gulika Kalam 13:28 to 14:52.00061218Moonrise 17:30

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 28 October 1985

Monday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 23:08, then Pratipada.

Observed today Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 28 October

Rahu Kalam runs 07:54 to 09:17. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:30
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:54 to 09:17
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:41 to 12:05
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:42 to 12:27
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:28 to 14:52
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:30
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:40

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 23:08 · Pratipada until 01:47 Wed
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:40 Tue, then Bharani until 05:47 Wed
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:11, then Siddhi until 18:10 Tue
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 09:50 · Bava until 23:08 · Balava until 12:27 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:30The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:40Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 9 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise17:30Upper 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
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKrodhanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Full moonMonday 28 October
  • Purnima fastMonday 28 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiFriday 8 NovemberBreak the fast on Sunday 10 Nov after sunrise.
  • Rama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 9 NovemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.