Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 12 October 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:20, sunset 17:55. Yamaganda 06:20 to 07:47. Gulika Kalam 09:14 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:31. Rahu Kalam 13:34 to 15:01.00061218Moonset 11:57Moonrise 22:04

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 12 October 2006

Thursday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 17:43, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 12 October

Rahu Kalam runs 13:34 to 15:01. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:20 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:20
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:20 to 07:47
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:14 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:31
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:57
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:34 to 15:01
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:55
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:04

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:20 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 17:43 · Saptami until 17:39 Fri
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:58, then Ardra until 17:32 Fri
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:05, then Parigha until 12:48 Fri
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 17:43 · Vishti until 05:35 Fri · Bava until 17:39 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:20The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:55Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 35 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:57Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:04Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVyayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiThursday 12 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiTuesday 17 OctoberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:08 and 08:40.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.