Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 12 October 2036A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:20, sunset 17:54. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:30. Yamaganda 12:07 to 13:34. Gulika Kalam 15:01 to 16:28. Rahu Kalam 16:28 to 17:54.00061218Moonset 12:39Moonrise 23:34

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 12 October 2036

Sunday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 12:31, then Ashtami.

Times forNew Delhi · 12 October

Rahu Kalam runs 16:28 to 17:54. 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 12:30
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:07 to 13:34
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:39
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:01 to 16:28
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:28 to 17:54
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:54
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:34

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

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
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 12:31 · Ashtami until 10:43 Mon
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:57, then Punarvasu until 12:51 Mon
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:54, then Shiva until 08:19 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 12:31 · Balava until 23:39 · Kaulava until 10:43 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:20The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:54Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 34 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:39Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:34Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraNalaThe 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 EkadashiWednesday 15 OctoberBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:16 and 17:50.
  • Rama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 16 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.