Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 21 October 2046A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:26, sunset 17:46. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:28. Yamaganda 12:06 to 13:31. Gulika Kalam 14:56 to 16:21. Rahu Kalam 16:21 to 17:46.00061218Moonset 12:00Moonrise 22:29

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 21 October 2046

Sunday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 14:02, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 21 October

Rahu Kalam runs 16:21 to 17:46. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:26 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:26
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:28
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:00
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:06 to 13:31
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:56 to 16:21
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:21 to 17:46
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:46
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:29

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:26 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 14:02 · Saptami until 13:56 Mon
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:12, then Punarvasu until 22:30 Mon
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:52 Mon, then Siddha until 01:23 Tue
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 14:02 · Vishti until 02:04 Mon · Bava until 13:56 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:26The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:46Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:00Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:29Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraAkshayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiSunday 21 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiThursday 25 OctoberBreak the fast on Saturday 27 Oct after sunrise.
  • Rama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 26 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.