Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 17 October 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:23, sunset 17:50. Yamaganda 06:23 to 07:49. Gulika Kalam 09:15 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:29. Rahu Kalam 13:32 to 14:58.00061218Moonset 05:33Moonrise 16:43

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 17 October 2013

Thursday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 06:29, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Tula sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 October

Rahu Kalam runs 13:32 to 14:58. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:23 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:23
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:23 to 07:49
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:15 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:29
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:32 to 14:58
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:43
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:50
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:33 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:23 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then Chaturdashi, then PurnimaThe thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonTrayodashi until 06:29 · Chaturdashi until 05:34 Fri · Purnima until 05:08 Sat
  • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:52 Fri, then Revati until 02:01 Sat
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:50, then Vyaghata until 12:05 Fri
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 06:29 · Gara until 17:58 · Vanija until 05:34 Fri · Vishti until 17:17 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:23The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:50Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 26 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:33Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise16:43Upper 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
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVijayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Tula sankrantiThursday 17 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiWednesday 30 OctoberBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:33 and 08:45.
All festivals this year

Make my free kundli

These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.