Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 9 October 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:19, sunset 17:58. Abhijit 11:45 to 12:31. Yamaganda 12:08 to 13:36. Gulika Kalam 15:03 to 16:30. Rahu Kalam 16:30 to 17:58.00061218Moonset 00:05Moonrise 13:04

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 9 October 2016

Sunday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 22:31, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 9 October

Rahu Kalam runs 16:30 to 17:58. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:19 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:19
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:45 to 12:31
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:08 to 13:36
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:04
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:03 to 16:30
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:30 to 17:58
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:58
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:05 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:19 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 22:31 · Navami until 22:54 Mon
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:34, then Uttara Ashadha until 19:40 Mon
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:54, then Sukarma until 19:11 Mon
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 10:03 · Bava until 22:31 · Balava until 10:48 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:19The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:58Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 39 min of daylight
  • Moonset00:05Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise13:04Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDurmukhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiSunday 9 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiWednesday 12 OctoberBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:21 and 08:39.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.