Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 16 November 1997A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:44, sunset 17:27. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:27. Yamaganda 12:06 to 13:26. Gulika Kalam 14:46 to 16:07. Rahu Kalam 16:07 to 17:27.00061218Moonset 08:12Moonrise 19:18

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 16 November 1997

Sunday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 15:12, then Tritiya.

Observed today Vrishchika sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 16 November

Rahu Kalam runs 16:07 to 17:27. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:44 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:44
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:12
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:27
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:06 to 13:26
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:46 to 16:07
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:07 to 17:27
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:18

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:44 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 15:12 · Tritiya until 13:50 Mon
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:38, then Mrigashira until 12:54 Mon
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:43, then Siddha until 16:30 Mon
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 15:12 · Vanija until 02:26 Mon · Vishti until 13:50 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:44The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 43 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:12Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:18Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika 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.

  • Vrishchika sankrantiSunday 16 November

Next Ekadashi

  • Utpanna EkadashiTuesday 25 NovemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:12 and 17:24.
All festivals this year

Make my free kundli

These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.