Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 18 October 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:23, sunset 17:49. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:29. Yamaganda 12:06 to 13:32. Gulika Kalam 14:58 to 16:23. Rahu Kalam 16:23 to 17:49.00061218Moonset 21:46Moonrise 10:47

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 18 October 2015

Sunday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 14:18, then Shashthi.

Observed today Tula sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 18 October

Rahu Kalam runs 16:23 to 17:49. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:23 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:23
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:47
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:29
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:06 to 13:32
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:58 to 16:23
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:23 to 17:49
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:49
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:46

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:23 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 14:18 · Shashthi until 14:39 Mon
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:12, then Mula until 14:11 Mon
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:56, then Atiganda until 22:55 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 14:18 · Kaulava until 02:33 Mon · Taitila until 14:39 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:23The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:49Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 26 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:46Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise10:47Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraManmathaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Tula sankrantiSunday 18 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.