Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 20 October 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:25, sunset 17:47. Rahu Kalam 07:50 to 09:15. Yamaganda 10:41 to 12:06. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:29. Gulika Kalam 13:31 to 14:57.00061218Moonset 14:44Moonrise 01:39

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 20 October 2003

Monday in New Delhi.

Navami until 06:58, then Dashami.

Times forNew Delhi · 20 October

Rahu Kalam runs 07:50 to 09:15. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:25
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:50 to 09:15
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:41 to 12:06
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:29
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:31 to 14:57
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:44
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:47
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:39 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waning MoonNavami until 06:58 · Dashami until 06:34 Tue
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:37 Tue, then Magha until 00:16 Wed
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:06, then Shubha until 06:38 Tue
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 06:58 · Vanija until 18:52 · Vishti until 06:34 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:25The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:47Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:44Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:39Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday

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.

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

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.