Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 21 November 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:48, sunset 17:25. Abhijit 11:46 to 12:28. Yamaganda 12:07 to 13:26. Gulika Kalam 14:46 to 16:06. Rahu Kalam 16:06 to 17:25.00061218Moonrise 17:00

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 21 November 2010

Sunday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 22:57, then Pratipada.

Observed today Kartika Purnima, Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 21 November

Rahu Kalam runs 16:06 to 17:25. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:48 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:48
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:46 to 12:28
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:07 to 13:26
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:46 to 16:06
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:06 to 17:25
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:00
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:25

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:48 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 22:57 · Pratipada until 22:50 Mon
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:55, then Krittika until 07:40 Mon
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:43 Mon, then Shiva until 02:22 Tue
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 10:51 · Bava until 22:57 · Balava until 10:57 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:48The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:25Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 37 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise17:00Upper 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
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika 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.

  • Kartika PurnimaSunday 21 November
  • Full moonSunday 21 November
  • Purnima fastSunday 21 November

Next Ekadashi

  • Utpanna EkadashiWednesday 1 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:14 and 17:23.
  • Utpanna Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 2 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.