Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 24 October 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:28, sunset 17:43. Yamaganda 06:28 to 07:52. Gulika Kalam 09:16 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:28. Rahu Kalam 13:30 to 14:54.00061218Moonset 10:57Moonrise 21:53

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 24 October 2013

Thursday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 11:03, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 24 October

Rahu Kalam runs 13:30 to 14:54. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:28 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:28
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:28 to 07:52
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:16 to 10:41
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:57
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:28
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:30 to 14:54
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:43
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:53

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:28 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 11:03 · Shashthi until 13:29 Fri
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:32, then Ardra until 13:27 Fri
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:07, then Shiva until 10:57 Fri
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 11:03 · Gara until 00:15 Fri · Vanija until 13:29 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:28The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:43Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 15 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:57Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:53Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVijayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiWednesday 30 OctoberBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:33 and 08:45.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.