Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 5 October 2014A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:16, sunset 18:03. Abhijit 11:46 to 12:33. Yamaganda 12:09 to 13:38. Gulika Kalam 15:06 to 16:35. Rahu Kalam 16:35 to 18:03.00061218Moonset 03:44Moonrise 15:47

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 5 October 2014

Sunday is Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 01:28 Mon, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 5 October

Rahu Kalam runs 16:35 to 18:03. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:16 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:16
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:46 to 12:33
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:09 to 13:38
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:06 to 16:35
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:47
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:35 to 18:03
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:03
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:44 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:16 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 01:28 Mon · Trayodashi until 22:19 Mon
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:05, then Shatabhisha until 13:44 Mon
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:08 Mon, then Ganda until 20:25 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 15:01 · Balava until 01:28 Mon · Kaulava until 11:53 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:16The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:03Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 47 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:44Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise15:47Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraJayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 5 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiSunday 19 OctoberBreak the fast on Monday between 06:25 and 08:41.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.