Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 20 October 1996A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:25, sunset 17:46. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:28. Yamaganda 12:06 to 13:31. Gulika Kalam 14:56 to 16:21. Rahu Kalam 16:21 to 17:46.00061218Moonset 00:44Moonrise 13:22

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 20 October 1996

Sunday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 10:34, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 20 October

Rahu Kalam runs 16:21 to 17:46. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:25
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:28
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:06 to 13:31
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:22
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:56 to 16:21
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:21 to 17:46
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:46
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:44 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 10:34 · Navami until 08:20 Mon
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:48, then Shravana until 10:16 Mon
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:04, then Shula until 14:03 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 10:34 · Balava until 21:28 · Kaulava until 08:20 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:25The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:46Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset00:44Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise13:22Upper 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.

  • ashtamiSunday 20 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.