Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 29 October 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:31, sunset 17:38. Rahu Kalam 07:55 to 09:18. Yamaganda 10:41 to 12:05. Abhijit 11:42 to 12:27. Gulika Kalam 13:28 to 14:51.00061218Moonrise 17:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 29 October 2012

Monday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 01:19 Tue, then Pratipada.

Observed today Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 29 October

Rahu Kalam runs 07:55 to 09:18. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:31 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:31
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:55 to 09:18
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:41 to 12:05
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:42 to 12:27
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:28 to 14:51
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:16
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:38

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:31 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 01:19 Tue · Pratipada until 03:41 Wed
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:29 Tue, then Bharani until 05:19 Wed
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:09, then Siddhi until 15:49 Tue
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 12:16 · Bava until 01:19 Tue · Balava until 14:28 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:31The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:38Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 7 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise17:16Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Full moonMonday 29 October
  • Purnima fastMonday 29 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiSaturday 10 NovemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:41 and 08:50.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.