Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 16 November 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:45, sunset 17:27. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:27. Yamaganda 12:06 to 13:26. Gulika Kalam 14:46 to 16:07. Rahu Kalam 16:07 to 17:27.00061218Moonset 10:05Moonrise 20:30

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 16 November 2008

Sunday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 21:55, then Panchami.

Observed today Vrishchika sankranti, chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 16 November

Rahu Kalam runs 16:07 to 17:27. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:45 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:45
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:05
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:27
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:06 to 13:26
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:46 to 16:07
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:07 to 17:27
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:30

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:45 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 21:55 · Panchami until 19:13 Mon
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:02 Mon, then Punarvasu until 22:07 Mon
  • YogaSiddha, Sadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:37, then Sadhya until 03:56 Mon, then Shubha until 00:39 Tue
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 11:27 · Balava until 21:55 · Kaulava until 08:30 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:45The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 42 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:05Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika 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.

  • Vrishchika sankrantiSunday 16 November
  • chaturthiSunday 16 November
  • Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 16 November

Next Ekadashi

  • Utpanna EkadashiSunday 23 NovemberBreak the fast on Monday between 06:51 and 08:57.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.