Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 26 October 2001A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:29, sunset 17:41. Gulika Kalam 07:53 to 09:17. Rahu Kalam 10:41 to 12:05. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:27. Yamaganda 14:53 to 16:17.00061218Moonset 01:54Moonrise 14:45

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 26 October 2001

Friday in New Delhi.

Dashami until 02:33 Sat, then Ekadashi.

Observed today Dussehra

Times forNew Delhi · 26 October

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:29 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:29
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:53 to 09:17
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:41 to 12:05
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:27
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:45
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:53 to 16:17
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:41
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:54 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:29 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 02:33 Sat · Ekadashi until 04:59 Sun
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:32, then Shatabhisha until 23:29 Sat
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:27, then Vriddhi until 16:20 Sat
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 13:16 · Gara until 02:33 Sat · Vanija until 15:47 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:29The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:41Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 12 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise14:45Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVrishaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • DussehraFriday 26 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiSaturday 27 OctoberBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:12 and 17:39.
  • Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 28 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 06:31 and 07:09.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.