Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 21 October 2068A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:26, sunset 17:45. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:28. Yamaganda 12:05 to 13:30. Gulika Kalam 14:55 to 16:20. Rahu Kalam 16:20 to 17:45.00061218Moonset 14:54Moonrise 03:01

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 21 October 2068

Sunday is Rama Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 23:55, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 06:34 and 08:42.

Times forNew Delhi · 21 October

Rahu Kalam runs 16:20 to 17:45. 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. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:05 to 13:30
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:54
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:55 to 16:20
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:20 to 17:45
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:45
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:01 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 06:26 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 23:55 · Dwadashi until 02:28 Tue
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:48, then Purva Phalguni until 20:47 Mon
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:33, then Brahma until 23:28 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 10:43 · Balava until 23:55 · Kaulava until 13:11 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:26The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:45Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:01Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Rama EkadashiSunday 21 OctoberBreak the fast on Monday between 06:34 and 08:42.

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiMonday 5 NovemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:11 and 17:32.
  • Prabodhini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 6 NovemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.