Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 22 October 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:26, sunset 17:45. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:28. Yamaganda 12:06 to 13:30. Gulika Kalam 14:55 to 16:20. Rahu Kalam 16:20 to 17:45.00061218Moonset 17:39

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 22 October 2006

Sunday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 10:44, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon

Times forNew Delhi · 22 October

Rahu Kalam runs 16:20 to 17:45. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:26 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:26
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:28
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:06 to 13:30
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:55 to 16:20
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:20 to 17:45
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:39
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:45

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:26 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 10:44 · Pratipada until 12:43 Mon
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:38, then Swati until 17:04 Mon
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:56, then Priti until 18:20 Mon
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 10:44 · Kimstughna until 23:46 · Bava until 12:43 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:26The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:45Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:39Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonSunday 22 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiWednesday 1 NovemberBreak the fast on Friday 3 Nov after sunrise.
  • Prabodhini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 2 NovemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.