Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 16 October 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:23, sunset 17:50. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:29. Yamaganda 12:06 to 13:32. Gulika Kalam 14:58 to 16:24. Rahu Kalam 16:24 to 17:50.00061218Moonrise 18:15

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 16 October 2016

Sunday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 09:53, then Pratipada.

Observed today Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 16 October

Rahu Kalam runs 16:24 to 17:50. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:23
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:29
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:06 to 13:32
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:58 to 16:24
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:24 to 17:50
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:50
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:15

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

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
  • TithiPurnima, then Pratipada, then DwitiyaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first and second of the waning MoonPurnima until 09:53 · Pratipada until 06:09 Mon · Dwitiya until 02:23 Tue
  • NakshatraRevati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:14, then Ashwini until 08:16 Mon
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:18, then Vajra until 18:02 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 09:53 · Balava until 20:02 · Kaulava until 06:09 Mon · Taitila until 16:16 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:23The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:50Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 28 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:15Upper 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.

  • Full moonSunday 16 October
  • Purnima fastSunday 16 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiWednesday 26 OctoberBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:30 and 08:43.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.