Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 31 October 1994A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:32, sunset 17:37. Rahu Kalam 07:55 to 09:18. Yamaganda 10:42 to 12:05. Abhijit 11:42 to 12:27. Gulika Kalam 13:28 to 14:51.00061218Moonset 15:11Moonrise 03:51

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 31 October 1994

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

Ekadashi until 07:32, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.

Observed today Trisparsha Mahadwadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 31 October

Rahu Kalam runs 07:55 to 09:18. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:32 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:32
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:55 to 09:18
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:42 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 14:51
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:11
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:37
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:51 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 06:32 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then Dwadashi, then TrayodashiThe eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 07:32 · Dwadashi until 05:06 Tue · Trayodashi until 02:07 Wed
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:17, then Uttara Phalguni until 07:32 Tue
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:11, then Vaidhriti until 15:46 Tue
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 07:32 · Kaulava until 18:24 · Taitila until 05:06 Tue · Gara until 15:40 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:32The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:37Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 5 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:51Upper 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
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraBhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Rama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 31 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
  • Trisparsha MahadwadashiMonday 31 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiSunday 13 NovemberBreak the fast on Monday between 13:10 and 17:28.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.