Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 13 October 1996A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:21, sunset 17:54. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:30. Yamaganda 12:07 to 13:34. Gulika Kalam 15:00 to 16:27. Rahu Kalam 16:27 to 17:54.00061218Moonset 18:30Moonrise 06:49

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 13 October 1996

Sunday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 19:56, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Navaratri begins

Times forNew Delhi · 13 October

Rahu Kalam runs 16:27 to 17:54. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:21 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:21
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:49
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:30
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:07 to 13:34
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:00 to 16:27
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:27 to 17:54
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:54
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:30

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:21 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 19:56 · Dwitiya until 19:38 Mon
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:09, then Swati until 16:33 Mon
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:36, then Vishkambha until 09:24 Mon
  • KaranaKimstughna, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayKimstughna until 07:54 · Bava until 19:56 · Balava until 07:50 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:21The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:54Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 33 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:49Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Navaratri beginsSunday 13 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiTuesday 22 OctoberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:13 and 17:43.
  • Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 23 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.