Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 29 October 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:31, sunset 17:39. Abhijit 11:42 to 12:27. Yamaganda 12:05 to 13:28. Gulika Kalam 14:52 to 16:15. Rahu Kalam 16:15 to 17:39.00061218Moonset 23:26Moonrise 12:56

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 29 October 2006

Sunday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 15:30, then Ashtami.

Times forNew Delhi · 29 October

Rahu Kalam runs 16:15 to 17:39. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:31 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:31
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:42 to 12:27
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:05 to 13:28
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:56
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:52 to 16:15
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:15 to 17:39
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:39
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:26

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:31 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waxing MoonSaptami until 15:30 · Ashtami until 14:13 Mon
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:46, then Shravana until 22:00 Mon
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:40, then Shula until 11:31 Mon
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 15:30 · Vishti until 02:55 Mon · Bava until 14:13 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:31The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:39Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 8 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:26Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise12:56Upper 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
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika 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.

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

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.