Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 31 October 1997A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:32, sunset 17:37. Gulika Kalam 07:55 to 09:18. Rahu Kalam 10:42 to 12:05. Abhijit 11:42 to 12:27. Yamaganda 14:51 to 16:14.00061218Moonset 17:50

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 31 October 1997

Friday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 15:31, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 31 October

Rahu Kalam runs 10:42 to 12:05. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:32
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:55 to 09:18
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:42 to 12:05
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:42 to 12:27
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:51 to 16:14
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:37
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:50

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:32 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 15:31 · Pratipada until 16:51 Sat
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:50 Sat, then Vishakha until 04:32 Sun
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:24, then Ayushman until 12:24 Sat
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 15:31 · Kimstughna until 04:15 Sat · Bava until 16:51 Sat

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
  • Moonset17:50Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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
  • SamvatsaraIshvaraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonFriday 31 October
  • Darsha AmavasyaFriday 31 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiMonday 10 NovemberBreak the fast on Wednesday 12 Nov after sunrise.
  • Prabodhini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 11 NovemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.