Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 12 October 2034A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:20, sunset 17:55. Yamaganda 06:20 to 07:47. Gulika Kalam 09:14 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:31. Rahu Kalam 13:34 to 15:01.00061218Moonset 18:06

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 12 October 2034

Thursday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 13:03, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon

Times forNew Delhi · 12 October

Rahu Kalam runs 13:34 to 15:01. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:20 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:20
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:20 to 07:47
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:14 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:31
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:34 to 15:01
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:55
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:06

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:20 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 13:03 · Pratipada until 15:02 Fri
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:19, then Chitra until 12:48 Fri
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:01, then Vaidhriti until 08:27 Fri
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 13:03 · Kimstughna until 02:00 Fri · Bava until 15:02 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:20The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:55Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 35 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:06Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraAnandaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonThursday 12 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiMonday 23 OctoberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:13 and 17:42.
  • Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 24 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
All festivals this year

Make my free kundli

These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.