Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 17 October 2055A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:23, sunset 17:50. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:29. Yamaganda 12:06 to 13:32. Gulika Kalam 14:58 to 16:24. Rahu Kalam 16:24 to 17:50.00061218Moonset 15:54Moonrise 03:43

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 17 October 2055

Sunday is Rama Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 06:29, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.

Observed today Trisparsha Mahadwadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 17 October

Rahu Kalam runs 16:24 to 17:50. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:23 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:23
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:29
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:06 to 13:32
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:58 to 16:24
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:54
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:24 to 17:50
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:50
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:43 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:23 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then Dwadashi, then TrayodashiThe eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 06:29 · Dwadashi until 03:28 Mon · Trayodashi until 23:59 Mon
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:19, then Purva Phalguni until 07:57 Mon
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:47, then Brahma until 17:51 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 06:29 · Kaulava until 17:03 · Taitila until 03:28 Mon · Gara until 13:47 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:23The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:50Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 27 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:43Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

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
  • SamvatsaraYuvaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Rama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 17 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
  • Trisparsha MahadwadashiSunday 17 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiSunday 31 OctoberBreak the fast on Monday between 06:33 and 08:45.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.