Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 12 October 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:20, sunset 17:55. Rahu Kalam 07:47 to 09:14. Yamaganda 10:41 to 12:08. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:31. Gulika Kalam 13:35 to 15:01.00061218Moonset 17:40

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 12 October 2015

Monday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 05:36 Tue, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 12 October

Rahu Kalam runs 07:47 to 09:14. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:20 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:20
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:47 to 09:14
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:41 to 12:08
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:31
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:35 to 15:01
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:40
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:55

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:20 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 05:36 Tue · Pratipada until 08:02 Wed
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:41 Tue, then Chitra until 04:38 Wed
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:22, then Vaidhriti until 23:17 Tue
  • KaranaChatushpada, Naga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 16:18 · Naga until 05:36 Tue · Kimstughna until 18:51 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:20The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:55Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 36 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonMonday 12 October
  • Darsha AmavasyaMonday 12 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiFriday 23 OctoberBreak the fast on Sunday 25 Oct after sunrise.
  • Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 24 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.