Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 22 October 1987A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:26, sunset 17:45. Yamaganda 06:26 to 07:51. Gulika Kalam 09:16 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:28. Rahu Kalam 13:31 to 14:55.00061218Moonset 17:25

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 22 October 1987

Thursday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 22:58, then Pratipada.

Observed today Diwali Lakshmi puja, New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 22 October

Rahu Kalam runs 13:31 to 14:55. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:26 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:26
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:26 to 07:51
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:16 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:28
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:31 to 14:55
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:25
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:45

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:26 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 22:58 · Pratipada until 22:18 Fri
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:50 Fri, then Swati until 01:46 Sat
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:18 Fri, then Priti until 02:32 Sat
  • KaranaChatushpada, Naga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 11:06 · Naga until 22:58 · Kimstughna until 10:42 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:26The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:45Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:25Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Diwali Lakshmi pujaThursday 22 October
  • New moonThursday 22 October
  • Darsha AmavasyaThursday 22 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiSunday 1 NovemberBreak the fast on Monday between 13:11 and 17:35.
  • Prabodhini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 2 NovemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.