Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 23 October 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:27, sunset 17:44. Gulika Kalam 07:51 to 09:16. Rahu Kalam 10:41 to 12:05. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:28. Yamaganda 14:55 to 16:19.00061218Moonset 02:41Moonrise 14:48

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 23 October 2015

Friday is Papankusha Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 09:52, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Sunday 25 Oct after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 23 October

Rahu Kalam runs 10:41 to 12:05. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:27 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:27
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:51 to 09:16
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:41 to 12:05
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:28
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:48
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:55 to 16:19
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:44
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:41 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:27 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 09:52 · Ekadashi until 07:13 Sat
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:02, then Shatabhisha until 10:05 Sat
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:56, then Vriddhi until 10:32 Sat
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 09:52 · Vanija until 20:36 · Vishti until 07:13 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:27The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:44Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 18 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:41Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise14:48Upper 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.

  • Papankusha EkadashiFriday 23 OctoberBreak the fast on Sunday 25 Oct after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiSaturday 7 NovemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:38 and 08:48.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.