Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 26 October 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:29, sunset 17:41. Yamaganda 06:29 to 07:53. Gulika Kalam 09:17 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:27. Rahu Kalam 13:29 to 14:53.00061218Moonset 20:21Moonrise 10:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 26 October 2006

Thursday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 16:13, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 26 October

Rahu Kalam runs 13:29 to 14:53. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:29
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:29 to 07:53
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:17 to 10:41
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:16
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:27
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:29 to 14:53
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:41
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.20:21

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:29 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 16:13 · Panchami until 16:29 Fri
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:00, then Mula until 22:45 Fri
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:39, then Atiganda until 16:43 Fri
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 16:13 · Bava until 04:25 Fri · Balava until 16:29 Fri

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 13 min of daylight
  • Moonset20:21Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise10:16Upper 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
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika 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.

  • chaturthiThursday 26 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiWednesday 1 NovemberBreak the fast on Friday 3 Nov after sunrise.
  • Prabodhini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 2 NovemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.