Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 3 October 2002A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:15, sunset 18:05. Yamaganda 06:15 to 07:44. Gulika Kalam 09:13 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:46 to 12:34. Rahu Kalam 13:39 to 15:08.00061218Moonset 16:17Moonrise 03:32

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 3 October 2002

Thursday is Indira Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 06:35, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.

Observed today Trisparsha Mahadwadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 3 October

Rahu Kalam runs 13:39 to 15:08. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:15
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:15 to 07:44
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:13 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:46 to 12:34
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:39 to 15:08
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:17
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:05
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:32 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then Dwadashi, then TrayodashiThe eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 06:35 · Dwadashi until 03:45 Fri · Trayodashi until 00:24 Sat
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:18, then Magha until 08:07 Fri
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:44, then Shubha until 17:58 Fri
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 06:35 · Kaulava until 17:14 · Taitila until 03:45 Fri · Gara until 14:08 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:05Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 50 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:32Upper 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
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraChitrabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Indira Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 3 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
  • Trisparsha MahadwadashiThursday 3 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiWednesday 16 OctoberBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:16 and 17:49.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.