Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 21 October 2018A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:25, sunset 17:46. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:28. Yamaganda 12:06 to 13:31. Gulika Kalam 14:56 to 16:21. Rahu Kalam 16:21 to 17:46.00061218Moonset 03:58Moonrise 16:06

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 21 October 2018

Sunday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 21:31, then Trayodashi.

Times forNew Delhi · 21 October

Rahu Kalam runs 16:21 to 17:46. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:25
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:28
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:06 to 13:31
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:56 to 16:21
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:06
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:21 to 17:46
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:46
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:58 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 21:31 · Trayodashi until 22:23 Mon
  • NakshatraPurva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:36 Mon
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:38, then Dhruva until 11:26 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 08:51 · Balava until 21:31 · Kaulava until 10:02 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:25The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:46Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:58Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise16:06Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiSaturday 3 NovemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 08:47 and 08:46.
  • Rama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 4 NovemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.