Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 21 October 2001A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:26, 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 21:27Moonrise 10:54

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 21 October 2001

Sunday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 17:12, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 21 October

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:26 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:26
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:54
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:28
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:06 to 13:31
  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.21:27

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:26 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 17:12 · Shashthi until 17:59 Mon
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:15, then Mula until 10:22 Mon
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:58, then Atiganda until 13:22 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 17:12 · Kaulava until 05:30 Mon · Taitila until 17:59 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:26The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:46Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:27Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise10:54Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVrishaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiSaturday 27 OctoberBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:12 and 17:39.
  • Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 28 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 06:31 and 07:09.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.