Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 20 October 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:25, sunset 17:47. Yamaganda 06:25 to 07:50. Gulika Kalam 09:15 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:29. Rahu Kalam 13:31 to 14:56.00061218Moonset 09:12Moonrise 19:39

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 20 October 2005

Thursday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 13:45, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Karva Chauth, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 20 October

Rahu Kalam runs 13:31 to 14:56. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:25
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:25 to 07:50
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:12
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:15 to 10:41
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:29
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:31 to 14:56
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:47
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:39

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 13:45 · Chaturthi until 13:42 Fri
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:23, then Rohini until 16:01 Fri
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:19, then Variyan until 20:20 Fri
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 13:45 · Bava until 01:38 Fri · Balava until 13:42 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:25The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:47Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 22 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:12Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:39Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Karva ChauthThursday 20 October
  • Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 20 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiFriday 28 OctoberBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:12 and 17:38.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.