Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 24 October 2004A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:28, sunset 17:43. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:28. Yamaganda 12:05 to 13:30. Gulika Kalam 14:54 to 16:18. Rahu Kalam 16:18 to 17:43.00061218Moonset 03:33Moonrise 15:45

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 24 October 2004

Sunday is Papankusha Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 09:43, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 06:29 and 08:43.

Times forNew Delhi · 24 October

Rahu Kalam runs 16:18 to 17:43. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:28 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:28
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:28
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:05 to 13:30
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:54 to 16:18
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:45
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:18 to 17:43
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:43
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:33 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:28 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 09:43 · Dwadashi until 08:48 Mon
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:11, then Purva Bhadrapada until 10:58 Mon
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:14, then Dhruva until 08:22 Mon
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 09:43 · Bava until 21:13 · Balava until 08:48 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:28The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:43Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 15 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:33Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise15:45Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraTaranaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papankusha EkadashiSunday 24 OctoberBreak the fast on Monday between 06:29 and 08:43.

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiMonday 8 NovemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 08:33 and 08:49.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.