Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 24 September 1987A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:10, sunset 18:16. Yamaganda 06:10 to 07:41. Gulika Kalam 09:12 to 10:42. Abhijit 11:49 to 12:37. Rahu Kalam 13:44 to 15:15.00061218Moonset 18:54Moonrise 07:04

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 24 September 1987

Thursday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 09:27, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Navaratri begins

Times forNew Delhi · 24 September

Rahu Kalam runs 13:44 to 15:15. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:10 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:10
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:10 to 07:41
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:04
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:12 to 10:42
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:49 to 12:37
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:44 to 15:15
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:16
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:54

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 09:27 · Dwitiya until 09:48 Fri
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:49, then Chitra until 18:39 Fri
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:38, then Indra until 21:39 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 09:27 · Balava until 21:41 · Kaulava until 09:48 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:16Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 6 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:04Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPrabhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Navaratri beginsThursday 24 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiSaturday 3 OctoberBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:16 and 08:37.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.