Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 4 October 2024A 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 12:10. Abhijit 11:46 to 12:33. Yamaganda 15:06 to 16:35.00061218Moonset 18:47Moonrise 07:25

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 4 October 2024

Friday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 05:31 Sat, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 4 October

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

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:16
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:25
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:44 to 09:13
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:41 to 12:10
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:46 to 12:33
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:06 to 16:35
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:03
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:47

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:16 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waxing MoonDwitiya until 05:31 Sat · Tritiya until 07:50 Sun
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:38, then Swati until 21:33 Sat
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:21 Sat, then Vishkambha until 06:08 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 16:16 · Kaulava until 05:31 Sat · Taitila until 18:43 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 48 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:47Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:25Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKrodhiThe 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 EkadashiSunday 13 OctoberBreak the fast on Tuesday 15 Oct after sunrise.
  • Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 14 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.