Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 18 October 1996A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:24, sunset 17:48. Gulika Kalam 07:49 to 09:15. Rahu Kalam 10:41 to 12:06. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:29. Yamaganda 14:57 to 16:23.00061218Moonset 22:41Moonrise 11:38

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 18 October 1996

Friday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 14:38, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 18 October

Rahu Kalam runs 10:41 to 12:06. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:24
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:49 to 09:15
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:41 to 12:06
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:38
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:29
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:57 to 16:23
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:48
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:41

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 14:38 · Saptami until 12:41 Sat
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:25, then Purva Ashadha until 13:12 Sat
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:46, then Sukarma until 19:59 Sat
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 14:38 · Gara until 01:41 Sat · Vanija until 12:41 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:24The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:48Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:41Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise11:38Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiFriday 18 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiTuesday 22 OctoberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:13 and 17:43.
  • Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 23 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.