Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 17 October 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:23, sunset 17:50. Rahu Kalam 07:49 to 09:15. Yamaganda 10:41 to 12:06. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:29. Gulika Kalam 13:32 to 14:58.00061218Moonset 10:47Moonrise 21:25

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 17 October 2011

Monday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 19:07, then Shashthi.

Observed today Tula sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 October

Rahu Kalam runs 07:49 to 09:15. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:23
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:49 to 09:15
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:41 to 12:06
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:47
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:29
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:32 to 14:58
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:50
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:25

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:23 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 19:07 · Shashthi until 20:23 Tue
  • NakshatraMrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:28 Tue
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:49, then Parigha until 19:44 Tue
  • KaranaTaitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 19:07 · Gara until 07:50 Tue

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
  • Moonset10:47Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:25Upper 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
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Tula sankrantiMonday 17 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiSunday 23 OctoberBreak the fast on Monday between 06:28 and 08:42.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.