Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 27 October 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:30, sunset 17:40. Abhijit 11:42 to 12:27. Yamaganda 12:05 to 13:29. Gulika Kalam 14:53 to 16:16. Rahu Kalam 16:16 to 17:40.00061218Moonset 13:02Moonrise 00:27

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 27 October 2013

Sunday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 18:18, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 27 October

Rahu Kalam runs 16:16 to 17:40. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:30
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:42 to 12:27
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:05 to 13:29
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:02
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:53 to 16:16
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:16 to 17:40
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:40
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:27 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 18:18 · Navami until 20:14 Mon
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:13, then Ashlesha until 21:38 Mon
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:36, then Shubha until 13:07 Mon
  • KaranaKaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 18:18 · Taitila until 07:20 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:30The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:40Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 11 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:02Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:27Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

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
  • SamvatsaraVijayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiSunday 27 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiWednesday 30 OctoberBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:33 and 08:45.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.