Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 9 October 1986A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:18, sunset 17:59. Yamaganda 06:18 to 07:46. Gulika Kalam 09:13 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:45 to 12:32. Rahu Kalam 13:36 to 15:03.00061218Moonset 22:21Moonrise 12:14

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 9 October 1986

Thursday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 10:21, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 9 October

Rahu Kalam runs 13:36 to 15:03. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:18 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:18
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:18 to 07:46
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:13 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:45 to 12:32
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:14
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:36 to 15:03
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:59
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:21

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:18 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 10:21 · Saptami until 08:03 Fri
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:09 Fri, then Purva Ashadha until 00:44 Sat
  • YogaSaubhagya, Shobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:23, then Shobhana until 03:20 Fri, then Atiganda until 00:26 Sat
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 10:21 · Gara until 21:11 · Vanija until 08:03 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:18The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:59Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 40 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:21Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise12:14Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraAkshayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiThursday 9 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiMonday 13 OctoberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:14 and 08:39.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.