Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 5 October 2018A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:16, sunset 18:03. Gulika Kalam 07:44 to 09:13. Rahu Kalam 10:41 to 12:09. Abhijit 11:46 to 12:33. Yamaganda 15:06 to 16:34.00061218Moonset 15:39Moonrise 03:00

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 5 October 2018

Friday is Indira Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 19:18, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 06:17 and 08:37.

Times forNew Delhi · 5 October

Rahu Kalam runs 10:41 to 12:09. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:16 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:16
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:44 to 09:13
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:41 to 12:09
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:46 to 12:33
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:06 to 16:34
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:39
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:03
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:00 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:16 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 19:18 · Dwadashi until 16:40 Sat
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:03, then Magha until 17:10 Sat
  • YogaSiddha, Sadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:21, then Sadhya until 03:07 Sat, then Shubha until 23:49 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 08:35 · Balava until 19:18 · Kaulava until 06:00 Sat · Taitila until 16:40 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:16The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:03Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 47 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:39Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:00Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday

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
  • SamvatsaraVilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Indira EkadashiFriday 5 OctoberBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:17 and 08:37.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiSaturday 20 OctoberBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:26 and 08:41.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.