Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 3 October 2014A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:15, sunset 18:05. Gulika Kalam 07:44 to 09:13. Rahu Kalam 10:41 to 12:10. Abhijit 11:46 to 12:34. Yamaganda 15:08 to 16:36.00061218Moonset 01:34Moonrise 14:13

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 3 October 2014

Friday in New Delhi.

Navami until 09:58, then Dashami.

Observed today Dussehra

Times forNew Delhi · 3 October

Rahu Kalam runs 10:41 to 12:10. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:15
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:44 to 09:13
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:41 to 12:10
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:46 to 12:34
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:13
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:08 to 16:36
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:05
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:34 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waxing MoonNavami until 09:58 · Dashami until 07:25 Sat
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:17, then Shravana until 18:19 Sat
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:30, then Sukarma until 07:17 Sat
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 09:58 · Taitila until 20:44 · Gara until 07:25 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:05Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 50 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:34Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise14:13Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraJayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • DussehraFriday 3 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiSaturday 4 OctoberBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:21 and 18:02.
  • Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 5 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.