Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 28 October 2001A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:30, sunset 17:39. Abhijit 11:42 to 12:27. Yamaganda 12:05 to 13:28. Gulika Kalam 14:52 to 16:16. Rahu Kalam 16:16 to 17:39.00061218Moonset 03:40Moonrise 15:50

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 28 October 2001

Sunday is Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi all day. Break the fast on Monday between 06:31 and 07:09.

Times forNew Delhi · 28 October

Rahu Kalam runs 16:16 to 17:39. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:30
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:42 to 12:27
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:05 to 13:28
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:52 to 16:16
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:50
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:16 to 17:39
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:39
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:40 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashiThe twelfth lunar day of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 07:09 Mon
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:12 Mon, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 04:34 Tue
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:04, then Vyaghata until 17:34 Mon
  • KaranaBava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 18:07 · Balava until 07:09 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:30The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:39Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 9 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise15:50Upper 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.

  • 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.

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiSunday 11 NovemberBreak the fast on Monday between 06:42 and 08:50.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.