Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 16 October 2031A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:22, sunset 17:51. Yamaganda 06:22 to 07:48. Gulika Kalam 09:14 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:30. Rahu Kalam 13:33 to 14:59.00061218Moonset 17:45

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 16 October 2031

Thursday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 13:51, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon

Times forNew Delhi · 16 October

Rahu Kalam runs 13:33 to 14:59. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:22 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:22
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:22 to 07:48
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:14 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:30
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:33 to 14:59
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:45
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:51

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:22 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 13:51 · Pratipada until 13:00 Fri
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:32 Fri, then Swati until 04:06 Sat
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:58, then Vishkambha until 17:05 Fri
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 13:51 · Kimstughna until 01:28 Fri · Bava until 13:00 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:22The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:51Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 29 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:45Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonThursday 16 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiSunday 26 OctoberBreak the fast on Monday between 06:30 and 08:43.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.