Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 16 October 2146A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:22, sunset 17:51. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:30. Yamaganda 12:07 to 13:33. Gulika Kalam 14:59 to 16:25. Rahu Kalam 16:25 to 17:51.00061218Moonset 03:38Moonrise 15:42

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 16 October 2146

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

Ekadashi until 07:16, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.

Observed today Trisparsha Mahadwadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 16 October

Rahu Kalam runs 16:25 to 17:51. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:22 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:22
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:30
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:07 to 13:33
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:59 to 16:25
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:42
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:25 to 17:51
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:51
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:38 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:22 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then Dwadashi, then TrayodashiThe eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 07:16 · Dwadashi until 05:21 Mon · Trayodashi until 03:38 Tue
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:31 Mon, then Purva Bhadrapada until 01:29 Tue
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:47, then Vriddhi until 17:10 Mon
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 07:16 · Bava until 18:17 · Balava until 05:21 Mon · Kaulava until 16:28 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:22The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:51Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 29 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:38Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise15:42Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraParabhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 16 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
  • Trisparsha MahadwadashiSunday 16 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiMonday 31 OctoberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:33 and 08:45.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.