Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 21 October 2063A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:25, 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 17:15

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 21 October 2063

Sunday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 00:17 Mon, then Pratipada.

Observed today Diwali Lakshmi puja, New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 21 October

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:25
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:28
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:06 to 13:31
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:56 to 16:21
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:21 to 17:46
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:15
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:46

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 00:17 Mon · Pratipada until 21:33 Mon
  • NakshatraHasta, Chitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:25, then Chitra until 05:12 Mon, then Swati until 03:18 Tue
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:03, then Vishkambha until 09:30 Mon
  • KaranaChatushpada, Naga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 13:46 · Naga until 00:17 Mon · Kimstughna until 10:52 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:25The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:46Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:15Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Diwali Lakshmi pujaSunday 21 October
  • New moonSunday 21 October
  • Darsha AmavasyaSunday 21 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiThursday 1 NovemberBreak the fast on Friday between 13:11 and 17:35.
  • Prabodhini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 2 NovemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday between 06:35 and 06:58.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.