Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 6 October 2022A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:17, sunset 18:02. Yamaganda 06:17 to 07:45. Gulika Kalam 09:13 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:46 to 12:33. Rahu Kalam 13:37 to 15:05.00061218Moonset 03:23Moonrise 16:10

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 6 October 2022

Thursday is Papankusha Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 09:41, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Friday between 06:18 and 07:27.

Times forNew Delhi · 6 October

Rahu Kalam runs 13:37 to 15:05. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:17 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:17
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:17 to 07:45
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:13 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:46 to 12:33
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:37 to 15:05
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:10
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:02
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:23 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:17 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 09:41 · Dwadashi until 07:27 Fri
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:42, then Shatabhisha until 18:17 Fri
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:20 Fri, then Ganda until 23:30 Fri
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 09:41 · Bava until 20:33 · Balava until 07:27 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:17The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:02Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 45 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:23Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise16:10Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraShubhakritThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papankusha EkadashiThursday 6 OctoberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:18 and 07:27.

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiFriday 21 OctoberBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:27 and 08:41.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.