Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 29 September 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:13, sunset 18:10. Yamaganda 06:13 to 07:43. Gulika Kalam 09:12 to 10:42. Abhijit 11:47 to 12:35. Rahu Kalam 13:41 to 15:10.00061218Moonset 16:12Moonrise 03:15

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 29 September 2005

Thursday is Indira Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 08:06, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Friday between 06:14 and 08:36.

Times forNew Delhi · 29 September

Rahu Kalam runs 13:41 to 15:10. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:13 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:13
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:13 to 07:43
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:12 to 10:42
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:47 to 12:35
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:41 to 15:10
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:12
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:10
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:15 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 06:13 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 08:06 · Dwadashi until 10:32 Fri
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:00, then Magha until 22:51 Fri
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:08, then Sadhya until 15:58 Fri
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 08:06 · Kaulava until 21:20 · Taitila until 10:32 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:13The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:10Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 57 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:12Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:15Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Indira EkadashiThursday 29 SeptemberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:14 and 08:36.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiThursday 13 OctoberBreak the fast on Friday between 13:17 and 17:52.
  • Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 14 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.