Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 31 October 1999A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:32, sunset 17:37. Abhijit 11:42 to 12:27. Yamaganda 12:05 to 13:28. Gulika Kalam 14:51 to 16:14. Rahu Kalam 16:14 to 17:37.00061218Moonset 12:55Moonrise 23:59

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 31 October 1999

Sunday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 05:00 Mon, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 31 October

Rahu Kalam runs 16:14 to 17:37. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:32
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:42 to 12:27
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:05 to 13:28
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:55
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:51 to 16:14
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:14 to 17:37
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:37
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:59

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:32 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 05:00 Mon · Navami until 04:16 Tue
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:40, then Ashlesha until 22:28 Mon
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:43, then Shubha until 08:37 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 17:34 · Kaulava until 05:00 Mon · Taitila until 16:34 Mon

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
  • Moonset12:55Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:59Upper 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
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraPramathiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiSunday 31 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiWednesday 3 NovemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:11 and 17:34.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.