Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 25 September 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:11, sunset 18:14. Yamaganda 06:11 to 07:41. Gulika Kalam 09:12 to 10:42. Abhijit 11:48 to 12:37. Rahu Kalam 13:43 to 15:13.00061218Moonset 15:48Moonrise 03:02

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 25 September 2008

Thursday is Indira Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 16:25, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Friday between 06:12 and 08:35.

Times forNew Delhi · 25 September

Rahu Kalam runs 13:43 to 15:13. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:11 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:11
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:11 to 07:41
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:12 to 10:42
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:48 to 12:37
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:43 to 15:13
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:48
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:14
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:02 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 06:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 16:25 · Dwadashi until 15:14 Fri
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:15, then Ashlesha until 08:42 Fri
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:45, then Siddha until 09:39 Fri
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 16:25 · Kaulava until 03:47 Fri · Taitila until 15:14 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:14Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 3 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:48Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:02Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Indira EkadashiThursday 25 SeptemberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:12 and 08:35.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiSaturday 11 OctoberBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:21 and 06:53.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.