Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 28 October 1999A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:30, sunset 17:40. Yamaganda 06:30 to 07:54. Gulika Kalam 09:17 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:42 to 12:27. Rahu Kalam 13:29 to 14:52.00061218Moonset 10:00Moonrise 20:58

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 28 October 1999

Thursday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 13:16, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 28 October

Rahu Kalam runs 13:29 to 14:52. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:30
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:30 to 07:54
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:17 to 10:41
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:00
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:42 to 12:27
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:29 to 14:52
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:40
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:58

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 13:16 · Panchami until 10:27 Fri
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:30 Fri, then Ardra until 00:43 Sat
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:37, then Shiva until 16:15 Fri
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 13:16 · Kaulava until 23:48 · Taitila until 10:27 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:30The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:40Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 10 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:00Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:58Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPramathiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiThursday 28 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiWednesday 3 NovemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:11 and 17:34.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.