Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 8 October 1998A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:18, sunset 18:00. Yamaganda 06:18 to 07:45. Gulika Kalam 09:13 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:45 to 12:32. Rahu Kalam 13:36 to 15:04.00061218Moonset 08:46Moonrise 20:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 8 October 1998

Thursday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 14:32, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Karva Chauth, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 8 October

Rahu Kalam runs 13:36 to 15:04. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:18 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:18
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:18 to 07:45
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:46
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:13 to 10:41
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:45 to 12:32
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:36 to 15:04
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:00
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:16

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:18 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 14:32 · Chaturthi until 11:18 Fri
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:56, then Krittika until 11:28 Fri
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:25, then Siddhi until 13:39 Fri
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 14:32 · Bava until 00:52 Fri · Balava until 11:18 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:18The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:00Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 42 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:46Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:16Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Karva ChauthThursday 8 October
  • Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 8 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiFriday 16 OctoberBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:23 and 08:37.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.