Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 26 October 2031A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:29, sunset 17:41. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:27. Yamaganda 12:05 to 13:29. Gulika Kalam 14:53 to 16:17. Rahu Kalam 16:17 to 17:41.00061218Moonset 03:19Moonrise 14:59

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 26 October 2031

Sunday is Papankusha Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 17:50, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 06:30 and 08:43.

Times forNew Delhi · 26 October

Rahu Kalam runs 16:17 to 17:41. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:29 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:29
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:27
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:05 to 13:29
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:53 to 16:17
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:59
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:17 to 17:41
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:41
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:19 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:29 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 17:50 · Dwadashi until 16:07 Mon
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:50, then Purva Bhadrapada until 15:49 Mon
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:51, then Dhruva until 11:15 Mon
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 06:47 · Vishti until 17:50 · Bava until 04:56 Mon · Balava until 16:07 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:29The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:41Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 13 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:19Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise14:59Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVirodhikritThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papankusha EkadashiSunday 26 OctoberBreak the fast on Monday between 06:30 and 08:43.

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiMonday 10 NovemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:10 and 17:29.
  • Rama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 11 NovemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.