Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 17 October 2025A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:23, sunset 17:49. Gulika Kalam 07:49 to 09:15. Rahu Kalam 10:41 to 12:06. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:29. Yamaganda 14:58 to 16:24.00061218Moonset 15:38Moonrise 03:25

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 17 October 2025

Friday is Rama Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 11:13, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 06:24 and 08:40.

Observed today Tula sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 October

Rahu Kalam runs 10:41 to 12:06. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:23 to the next sunrise.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:23
    2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:49 to 09:15
    3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:41 to 12:06
    4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:29
    5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:58 to 16:24
    6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:38
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:49
    8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:25 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 06:23 to the next sunrise
    • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 11:13 · Dwadashi until 12:20 Sat
    • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:58, then Purva Phalguni until 15:42 Sat
    • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:49 Sat, then Brahma until 01:48 Sun
    • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 11:13 · Kaulava until 23:43 · Taitila until 12:20 Sat

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise06:23The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset17:49Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 26 min of daylight
    • Moonset15:38Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise03:25Upper 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
    • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
    • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
    • SamvatsaraVishvavasuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • Rama EkadashiFriday 17 OctoberBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:24 and 08:40.
    • Tula sankrantiFriday 17 October

    Next Ekadashi

    • Prabodhini EkadashiSaturday 1 NovemberBreak the fast on Monday 3 Nov after sunrise.
    • Prabodhini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 2 NovemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.