Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 17 October 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:23, sunset 17:50. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:29. Yamaganda 12:06 to 13:32. Gulika Kalam 14:58 to 16:24. Rahu Kalam 16:24 to 17:50.00061218Moonset 02:07Moonrise 14:33

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 17 October 2010

Sunday in New Delhi.

Dashami until 20:28, then Ekadashi.

Observed today Dussehra, Tula sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 October

Rahu Kalam runs 16:24 to 17:50. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:23 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:23
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:29
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:06 to 13:32
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:33
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:58 to 16:24
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:24 to 17:50
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:50
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:07 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:23 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 20:28 · Ekadashi until 23:02 Mon
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:43, then Dhanishtha until 09:44 Mon
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:00, then Ganda until 20:57 Mon
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 07:13 · Gara until 20:28 · Vanija until 09:45 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:23The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:50Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 27 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:07Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise14:33Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikritaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • DussehraSunday 17 October
  • Tula sankrantiSunday 17 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiMonday 18 OctoberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:25 and 08:40.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.