Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 5 October 2071A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:16, sunset 18:03. Rahu Kalam 07:44 to 09:13. Yamaganda 10:41 to 12:09. Abhijit 11:46 to 12:33. Gulika Kalam 13:38 to 15:06.00061218Moonset 03:27Moonrise 15:45

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 5 October 2071

Monday is Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi all day. Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:17 and 08:07.

Times forNew Delhi · 5 October

Rahu Kalam runs 07:44 to 09:13. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:16 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:16
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:44 to 09:13
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:41 to 12:09
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:46 to 12:33
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:38 to 15:06
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:45
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:03
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:27 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:16 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashiThe twelfth lunar day of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 08:08 Tue
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:22, then Shatabhisha until 23:36 Tue
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:16, then Shula until 07:44 Tue
  • KaranaBava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 19:13 · Balava until 08:08 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:16The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:03Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 46 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:27Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday
  • Moonrise15:45Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 5 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:17 and 08:07.

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiMonday 19 OctoberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:25 and 08:41.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.