Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 30 October 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:31, sunset 17:38. Rahu Kalam 07:55 to 09:18. Yamaganda 10:41 to 12:05. Abhijit 11:42 to 12:27. Gulika Kalam 13:28 to 14:51.00061218Moonset 00:32Moonrise 13:39

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 30 October 2006

Monday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 14:13, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 30 October

Rahu Kalam runs 07:55 to 09:18. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:31
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:55 to 09:18
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:41 to 12:05
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:42 to 12:27
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:28 to 14:51
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:39
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:38
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:32 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:31 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 14:13 · Navami until 12:25 Tue
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:00, then Dhanishtha until 20:43 Tue
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:31, then Ganda until 08:56 Tue
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 14:13 · Balava until 01:23 Tue · Kaulava until 12:25 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:31The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:38Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 6 min of daylight
  • Moonset00:32Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday
  • Moonrise13:39Upper 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.

  • ashtamiMonday 30 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.