Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 15 October 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:22, sunset 17:52. Yamaganda 06:22 to 07:48. Gulika Kalam 09:14 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:30. Rahu Kalam 13:33 to 15:00.00061218Moonset 19:30Moonrise 08:09

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 15 October 2015

Thursday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 10:12, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 15 October

Rahu Kalam runs 13:33 to 15:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:22 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:22
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:22 to 07:48
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:09
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:14 to 10:41
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:30
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:33 to 15:00
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:52
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:30

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:22 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waxing MoonDwitiya until 10:12 · Tritiya until 12:01 Fri
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:21, then Vishakha until 09:43 Fri
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:29 Fri, then Ayushman until 00:40 Sat
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 10:12 · Taitila until 23:09 · Gara until 12:01 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:22The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:52Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 31 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise08:09Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraManmathaThe 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

  • 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.