Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 18 October 1984A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:24, sunset 17:49. Yamaganda 06:24 to 07:49. Gulika Kalam 09:15 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:29. Rahu Kalam 13:32 to 14:57.00061218Moonset 13:47Moonrise 00:21

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 18 October 1984

Thursday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 14:12, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 18 October

Rahu Kalam runs 13:32 to 14:57. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:24
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:24 to 07:49
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:15 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:29
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:32 to 14:57
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:47
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:49
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:21 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 14:12 · Navami until 12:38 Fri
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, Pushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:50, then Pushya until 06:10 Fri, then Ashlesha until 04:50 Sat
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:49, then Sadhya until 13:22 Fri
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 14:12 · Taitila until 01:30 Fri · Gara until 12:38 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:24The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:49Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:47Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:21Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiThursday 18 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiSaturday 20 OctoberBreak the fast on Monday 22 Oct after sunrise.
  • Rama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 21 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.