Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 23 October 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:27, sunset 17:44. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:28. Yamaganda 12:05 to 13:30. Gulika Kalam 14:55 to 16:19. Rahu Kalam 16:19 to 17:44.00061218Moonset 12:08Moonrise 22:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 23 October 2005

Sunday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 15:43, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 23 October

Rahu Kalam runs 16:19 to 17:44. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:27 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:27
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:28
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:05 to 13:30
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:08
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:55 to 16:19
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:19 to 17:44
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:44
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:16

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:27 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 15:43 · Saptami until 17:39 Mon
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:19, then Punarvasu until 21:50 Mon
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:57, then Siddha until 20:27 Mon
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 15:43 · Vishti until 04:37 Mon · Bava until 17:39 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:27The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:44Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 17 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:08Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:16Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiSunday 23 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiFriday 28 OctoberBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:12 and 17:38.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.