Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 8 October 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:18, sunset 18:00. Yamaganda 06:18 to 07:45. Gulika Kalam 09:13 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:45 to 12:32. Rahu Kalam 13:36 to 15:04.00061218Moonset 15:21Moonrise 03:01

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 8 October 2015

Thursday is Indira Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 19:13, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Friday between 06:19 and 08:38.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 October

Rahu Kalam runs 13:36 to 15:04. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:18 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:18
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:18 to 07:45
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:13 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:45 to 12:32
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:36 to 15:04
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:21
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:00
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:01 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 06:18 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 19:13 · Dwadashi until 21:39 Fri
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:27, then Magha until 16:19 Fri
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:26, then Shubha until 19:16 Fri
  • KaranaBalava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 19:13 · Kaulava until 08:24 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:18The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:00Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 42 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:21Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:01Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraManmathaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Indira EkadashiThursday 8 OctoberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:19 and 08:38.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiFriday 23 OctoberBreak the fast on Sunday 25 Oct after sunrise.
  • Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 24 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.