Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 31 October 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:33, sunset 17:37. Rahu Kalam 07:56 to 09:19. Yamaganda 10:42 to 12:05. Abhijit 11:42 to 12:27. Gulika Kalam 13:28 to 14:51.00061218Moonset 18:16Moonrise 06:49

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 31 October 2016

Monday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 01:40 Tue, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Govardhan puja

Times forNew Delhi · 31 October

Rahu Kalam runs 07:56 to 09:19. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:33 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:33
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:49
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:56 to 09:19
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:42 to 12:05
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:42 to 12:27
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:28 to 14:51
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:37
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:16

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:33 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 01:40 Tue · Dwitiya until 04:11 Wed
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:01, then Vishakha until 15:00 Tue
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:53, then Saubhagya until 23:46 Tue
  • KaranaKimstughna, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayKimstughna until 12:24 · Bava until 01:40 Tue · Balava until 14:56 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:33The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:37Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 4 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:16Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:49Upper 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
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika 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.

  • Govardhan pujaMonday 31 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiThursday 10 NovemberBreak the fast on Saturday 12 Nov after sunrise.
  • Prabodhini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 11 NovemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.