Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 8 October 2034A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:18, sunset 17:59. Abhijit 11:45 to 12:32. Yamaganda 12:09 to 13:36. Gulika Kalam 15:04 to 16:32. Rahu Kalam 16:32 to 17:59.00061218Moonset 15:40Moonrise 03:27

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 8 October 2034

Sunday is Indira Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 08:53, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 06:19 and 08:38.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 October

Rahu Kalam runs 16:32 to 17:59. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:18 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:18
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:45 to 12:32
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:09 to 13:36
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:04 to 16:32
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:40
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:32 to 17:59
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:59
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:27 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 06:18 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 08:53 · Dwadashi until 09:16 Mon
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:00 Mon, then Purva Phalguni until 06:23 Tue
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:10, then Shubha until 08:22 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 08:53 · Kaulava until 21:01 · Taitila until 09:16 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:18The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:59Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 42 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:27Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraAnandaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Indira EkadashiSunday 8 OctoberBreak the fast on Monday between 06:19 and 08:38.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiMonday 23 OctoberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:13 and 17:42.
  • Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 24 OctoberFollowers 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.