Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 18 October 2018A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:24, sunset 17:49. Yamaganda 06:24 to 07:49. Gulika Kalam 09:15 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:29. Rahu Kalam 13:32 to 14:57.00061218Moonset 01:17Moonrise 14:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 18 October 2018

Thursday in New Delhi.

Navami until 15:29, then Dashami.

Observed today Dussehra

Times forNew Delhi · 18 October

Rahu Kalam runs 13:32 to 14:57. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:24
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:24 to 07:49
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:15 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:29
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:32 to 14:57
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:16
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:49
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:17 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waxing MoonNavami until 15:29 · Dashami until 17:57 Fri
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:34 Fri, then Dhanishtha until 03:24 Sat
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:46, then Shula until 10:42 Fri
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 15:29 · Taitila until 04:46 Fri · Gara until 17:57 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:24The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:49Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise14:16Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • DussehraThursday 18 October

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.