Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 8 November 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:38, sunset 17:31. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:27. Yamaganda 12:05 to 13:26. Gulika Kalam 14:48 to 16:10. Rahu Kalam 16:10 to 17:31.00061218Moonset 11:55Moonrise 22:53

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 8 November 2009

Sunday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 12:30, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 8 November

Rahu Kalam runs 16:10 to 17:31. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:38 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:38
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:27
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:55
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:05 to 13:26
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:48 to 16:10
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:10 to 17:31
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:31
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:53

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:38 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 12:30 · Saptami until 10:26 Mon
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:22, then Pushya until 09:59 Mon
  • YogaSadhya, Shubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:16, then Shubha until 05:22 Mon, then Shukla until 02:34 Tue
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 12:30 · Vishti until 23:27 · Bava until 10:26 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:38The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:31Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 53 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:55Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:53Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVirodhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiSunday 8 November

Next Ekadashi

  • Utpanna EkadashiThursday 12 NovemberBreak the fast on Friday between 13:10 and 17:28.
  • Utpanna Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 13 NovemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.