Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 12 October 2031A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:20, sunset 17:55. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:31. Yamaganda 12:08 to 13:34. Gulika Kalam 15:01 to 16:28. Rahu Kalam 16:28 to 17:55.00061218Moonset 15:21Moonrise 03:22

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 12 October 2031

Sunday is Indira Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 12:05, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 06:21 and 08:39.

Times forNew Delhi · 12 October

Rahu Kalam runs 16:28 to 17:55. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:20 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:20
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:31
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:08 to 13:34
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:01 to 16:28
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:21
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:28 to 17:55
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:55
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:22 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 06:20 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 12:05 · Dwadashi until 13:22 Mon
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:31 Mon, then Purva Phalguni until 03:05 Tue
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:32, then Shukla until 22:18 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 12:05 · Kaulava until 00:48 Mon · Taitila until 13:22 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:20The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:55Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 35 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:21Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:22Upper 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
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVirodhikritThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Indira EkadashiSunday 12 OctoberBreak the fast on Monday between 06:21 and 08:39.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiSunday 26 OctoberBreak the fast on Monday between 06:30 and 08:43.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.