Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 12 October 1997A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:20, sunset 17:55. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:31. Yamaganda 12:07 to 13:34. Gulika Kalam 15:01 to 16:28. Rahu Kalam 16:28 to 17:55.00061218Moonset 02:56Moonrise 15:15

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 12 October 1997

Sunday is Papankusha Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 22:49, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 06:21 and 08:39.

Times forNew Delhi · 12 October

Rahu Kalam runs 16:28 to 17:55. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:20 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:20
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:31
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:07 to 13:34
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:01 to 16:28
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:15
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:28 to 17:55
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:55
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:56 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:20 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 22:49 · Dwadashi until 19:43 Mon
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:18, then Shatabhisha until 18:59 Mon
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:55, then Ganda until 14:18 Mon
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 12:13 · Vishti until 22:49 · Bava until 09:19 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:20The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:55Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 35 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:56Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise15:15Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraIshvaraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papankusha EkadashiSunday 12 OctoberBreak the fast on Monday between 06:21 and 08:39.

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiSunday 26 OctoberBreak the fast on Monday between 13:12 and 17:40.
  • Rama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 27 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:31 and 08:44.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.