Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 28 October 2028A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:31, sunset 17:39. Gulika Kalam 06:31 to 07:54. Rahu Kalam 09:18 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:42 to 12:27. Yamaganda 13:28 to 14:52.00061218Moonset 02:50Moonrise 14:43

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 28 October 2028

Saturday is Prabodhini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 06:21 Sun, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 13:12 and 17:38.

Times forNew Delhi · 28 October

Rahu Kalam runs 09:18 to 10:41. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:31 to the next sunrise.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:31
    2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:31 to 07:54
    3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:18 to 10:41
    4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:42 to 12:27
    5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:28 to 14:52
    6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:43
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:39
    8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:50 Sun

    Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:31 to the next sunrise
    • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 06:21 Sun · Dwadashi until 08:51 Mon
    • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:31, then Purva Bhadrapada until 01:31 Mon
    • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:23, then Dhruva until 14:19 Sun
    • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 17:04 · Vishti until 06:21 Sun · Bava until 19:38 Sun

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise06:31The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset17:39Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 9 min of daylight
    • Moonset02:50Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
    • Moonrise14:43Upper 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
    • SamvatsaraKilakaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • Prabodhini EkadashiSaturday 28 OctoberBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:12 and 17:38.

    Next Ekadashi

    • Utpanna EkadashiSunday 12 NovemberBreak the fast on Monday between 13:10 and 17:28.
    • Utpanna Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 13 NovemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.