Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 16 October 2050A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:22, sunset 17:51. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:29. Yamaganda 12:07 to 13:33. Gulika Kalam 14:59 to 16:25. Rahu Kalam 16:25 to 17:51.00061218Moonset 18:04Moonrise 06:37

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 16 October 2050

Sunday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 04:13 Mon, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Navaratri begins

Times forNew Delhi · 16 October

Rahu Kalam runs 16:25 to 17:51. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:22 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:22
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:37
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:29
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:07 to 13:33
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:59 to 16:25
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:25 to 17:51
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:51
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:04

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 06:22 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 04:13 Mon · Dwitiya until 05:45 Tue
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:16, then Swati until 21:28 Mon
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:11, then Vishkambha until 09:33 Mon
  • KaranaKimstughna, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayKimstughna until 15:18 · Bava until 04:13 Mon · Balava until 17:02 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:22The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:51Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 28 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:04Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:37Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPramodaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Navaratri beginsSunday 16 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiWednesday 26 OctoberBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:30 and 08:43.
All festivals this year

Make my free kundli

These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.