Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 8 October 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:18, sunset 17:59. Rahu Kalam 07:46 to 09:13. Yamaganda 10:41 to 12:08. Abhijit 11:45 to 12:32. Gulika Kalam 13:36 to 15:04.00061218Moonset 12:59Moonrise 23:59

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 8 October 2012

Monday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 01:52 Tue, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 8 October

Rahu Kalam runs 07:46 to 09:13. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:18 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:18
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:46 to 09:13
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:41 to 12:08
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:45 to 12:32
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:59
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:36 to 15:04
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:59
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:59

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:18 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 01:52 Tue · Navami until 02:55 Wed
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:19, then Punarvasu until 12:22 Tue
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:05, then Shiva until 14:08 Tue
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 13:03 · Kaulava until 01:52 Tue · Taitila until 14:29 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:18The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:59Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 41 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:59Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:59Upper 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
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiMonday 8 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Indira EkadashiThursday 11 OctoberBreak the fast on Friday between 08:15 and 08:39.
All festivals this year

Make my free kundli

These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.