Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 19 October 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:24, sunset 17:48. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:29. Yamaganda 12:06 to 13:32. Gulika Kalam 14:57 to 16:23. Rahu Kalam 16:23 to 17:48.00061218Moonset 14:02Moonrise 00:37

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 19 October 2003

Sunday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 06:32, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 19 October

Rahu Kalam runs 16:23 to 17:48. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:24
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:29
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:06 to 13:32
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:02
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:57 to 16:23
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:23 to 17:48
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:48
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:37 Mon

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 06:24 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 06:32 · Navami until 06:58 Mon
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:09 Mon, then Ashlesha until 00:37 Tue
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:55, then Sadhya until 08:06 Mon
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 06:32 · Taitila until 18:51 · Gara until 06:58 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:24The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:48Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 24 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:02Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:37Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

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
  • SamvatsaraSvabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiSunday 19 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiTuesday 21 OctoberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:14 and 17:45.
  • Rama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 22 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.