Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 13 October 2148A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:21, sunset 17:53. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:30. Yamaganda 12:07 to 13:34. Gulika Kalam 15:00 to 16:27. Rahu Kalam 16:27 to 17:53.00061218Moonset 18:32Moonrise 06:38

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 13 October 2148

Sunday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 01:40 Mon, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Navaratri begins

Times forNew Delhi · 13 October

Rahu Kalam runs 16:27 to 17:53. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:21 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:21
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:38
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:30
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:07 to 13:34
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:00 to 16:27
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:27 to 17:53
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:53
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:32

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:21 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 01:40 Mon · Dwitiya until 04:00 Tue
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:58 Mon, then Swati until 03:48 Tue
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:53, then Vishkambha until 22:41 Mon
  • KaranaKimstughna, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayKimstughna until 12:27 · Bava until 01:40 Mon · Balava until 14:51 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:21The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:53Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 33 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:32Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:38Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKilakaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Navaratri beginsSunday 13 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiWednesday 23 OctoberBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:13 and 17:42.
  • Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 24 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.