Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 18 October 2054A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:24, sunset 17:48. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:29. Yamaganda 12:06 to 13:32. Gulika Kalam 14:57 to 16:23. Rahu Kalam 16:23 to 17:48.00061218Moonset 07:35Moonrise 19:09

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 18 October 2054

Sunday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 00:34 Mon, then Tritiya.

Observed today Tula sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 18 October

Rahu Kalam runs 16:23 to 17:48. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:24
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:35
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:29
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:06 to 13:32
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:57 to 16:23
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:23 to 17:48
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:48
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:09

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 00:34 Mon · Tritiya until 00:35 Tue
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:40 Mon, then Krittika until 04:15 Tue
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:09, then Siddhi until 13:11 Mon
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 12:24 · Gara until 00:34 Mon · Vanija until 12:38 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:24The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:48Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:35Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:09Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraBhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Tula sankrantiSunday 18 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiTuesday 27 OctoberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:31 and 08:44.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.