Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 30 October 1997A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:32, sunset 17:38. Yamaganda 06:32 to 07:55. Gulika Kalam 09:18 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:42 to 12:27. Rahu Kalam 13:28 to 14:51.00061218Moonset 17:13Moonrise 06:14

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 30 October 1997

Thursday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 13:44, then Amavasya.

Observed today Diwali Lakshmi puja

Times forNew Delhi · 30 October

Rahu Kalam runs 13:28 to 14:51. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:32 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:32
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:32 to 07:55
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:18 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:42 to 12:27
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:28 to 14:51
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:13
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:38
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:14 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:32 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then AmavasyaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 13:44 · Amavasya until 15:31 Fri
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:44 Fri, then Swati until 02:50 Sat
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:05, then Priti until 12:24 Fri
  • KaranaShakuni, Chatushpada, then NagaHalf of a lunar dayShakuni until 13:44 · Chatushpada until 02:41 Fri · Naga until 15:31 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:32The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:38Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 6 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:13Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:14Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Diwali Lakshmi pujaThursday 30 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiMonday 10 NovemberBreak the fast on Wednesday 12 Nov after sunrise.
  • Prabodhini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 11 NovemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.