Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 7 October 2002A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:17, sunset 18:01. Rahu Kalam 07:45 to 09:13. Yamaganda 10:41 to 12:09. Abhijit 11:45 to 12:32. Gulika Kalam 13:37 to 15:05.00061218Moonset 18:53Moonrise 06:58

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 7 October 2002

Monday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 12:56, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Navaratri begins

Times forNew Delhi · 7 October

Rahu Kalam runs 07:45 to 09:13. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:17 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:17
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:58
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:45 to 09:13
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:41 to 12:09
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:45 to 12:32
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:37 to 15:05
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:01
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:53

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:17 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 12:56 · Dwitiya until 09:16 Tue
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:20, then Swati until 17:35 Tue
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:53 Tue, then Vishkambha until 20:53 Tue
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 12:56 · Balava until 23:03 · Kaulava until 09:16 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:17The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:01Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 44 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:53Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:58Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraChitrabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Navaratri beginsMonday 7 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiWednesday 16 OctoberBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:16 and 17:49.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.