Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 7 October 2040A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:18, sunset 18:00. Abhijit 11:45 to 12:32. Yamaganda 12:09 to 13:36. Gulika Kalam 15:04 to 16:32. Rahu Kalam 16:32 to 18:00.00061218Moonset 18:50Moonrise 07:07

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 7 October 2040

Sunday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 10:50, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Navaratri begins

Times forNew Delhi · 7 October

Rahu Kalam runs 16:32 to 18:00. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:18
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:07
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:45 to 12:32
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:09 to 13:36
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:04 to 16:32
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:32 to 18:00
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:00
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:50

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

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
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 10:50 · Dwitiya until 10:20 Mon
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:05, then Swati until 19:07 Mon
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:55, then Vishkambha until 22:14 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 10:50 · Balava until 22:38 · Kaulava until 10:20 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:18The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:00Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 42 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:50Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:07Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRaudraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Navaratri beginsSunday 7 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiTuesday 16 OctoberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:24 and 08:40.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.