Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 15 October 2017A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:22, sunset 17:52. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:30. Yamaganda 12:07 to 13:33. Gulika Kalam 14:59 to 16:25. Rahu Kalam 16:25 to 17:52.00061218Moonset 15:17Moonrise 02:52

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 15 October 2017

Sunday is Rama Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 01:05 Mon, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 06:56 and 08:40.

Times forNew Delhi · 15 October

Rahu Kalam runs 16:25 to 17:52. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:22 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:22
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:30
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:07 to 13:33
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:59 to 16:25
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:17
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:25 to 17:52
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:52
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:52 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:22 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 01:05 Mon · Dwadashi until 00:27 Tue
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:07 Mon, then Purva Phalguni until 06:12 Tue
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:06, then Shukla until 19:24 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 13:32 · Balava until 01:05 Mon · Kaulava until 12:44 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:22The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:52Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 30 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:52Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraHevilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Rama EkadashiSunday 15 OctoberBreak the fast on Monday between 06:56 and 08:40.

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiTuesday 31 OctoberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:34 and 08:45.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.