Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 12 October 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:20, sunset 17:55. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:31. Yamaganda 12:07 to 13:34. Gulika Kalam 15:01 to 16:28. Rahu Kalam 16:28 to 17:55.00061218Moonset 04:33Moonrise 16:14

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 12 October 2008

Sunday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 06:53, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 12 October

Rahu Kalam runs 16:28 to 17:55. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:20 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:20
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:31
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:07 to 13:34
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:01 to 16:28
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:14
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:28 to 17:55
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:55
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:33 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:20 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then Trayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 06:53 · Trayodashi until 05:45 Mon · Chaturdashi until 03:55 Tue
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:29, then Purva Bhadrapada until 07:58 Mon
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:24 Mon, then Dhruva until 00:51 Tue
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 06:53 · Kaulava until 18:25 · Taitila until 05:45 Mon · Gara until 16:55 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:20The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:55Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 34 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:33Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise16:14Upper 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.

  • PradoshSunday 12 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiFriday 24 OctoberBreak the fast on Saturday between 08:20 and 08:43.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.