Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 23 October 1987A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:26, sunset 17:44. Gulika Kalam 07:51 to 09:16. Rahu Kalam 10:41 to 12:05. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:28. Yamaganda 14:55 to 16:20.00061218Moonset 17:59Moonrise 06:52

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 23 October 1987

Friday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 22:18, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Govardhan puja

Times forNew Delhi · 23 October

Rahu Kalam runs 10:41 to 12:05. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:26
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:52
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:51 to 09:16
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:41 to 12:05
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:28
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:55 to 16:20
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:44
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:59

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:26 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 22:18 · Dwitiya until 21:11 Sat
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:46 Sat, then Vishakha until 01:15 Sun
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:32 Sat, then Ayushman until 00:25 Sun
  • KaranaKimstughna, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayKimstughna until 10:42 · Bava until 22:18 · Balava until 09:47 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:26The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:44Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 18 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:59Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:52Upper 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
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika 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.

  • Govardhan pujaFriday 23 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.