Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 5 October 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:16, sunset 18:02. Abhijit 11:46 to 12:33. Yamaganda 12:09 to 13:38. Gulika Kalam 15:06 to 16:34. Rahu Kalam 16:34 to 18:02.00061218Moonset 21:51Moonrise 11:42

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 5 October 2008

Sunday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 22:50, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 5 October

Rahu Kalam runs 16:34 to 18:02. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:16 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:16
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:42
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:46 to 12:33
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:09 to 13:38
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:06 to 16:34
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:34 to 18:02
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:02
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:51

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:16 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 22:50 · Saptami until 01:22 Tue
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:06, then Mula until 00:08 Tue
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:37 Mon, then Shobhana until 06:33 Tue
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 09:34 · Taitila until 22:50 · Gara until 12:07 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:16The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:02Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 46 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:51Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise11:42Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiSunday 5 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiSaturday 11 OctoberBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:21 and 06:53.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.