Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 6 October 2045A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:17, sunset 18:01. Gulika Kalam 07:45 to 09:13. Rahu Kalam 10:41 to 12:09. Abhijit 11:46 to 12:32. Yamaganda 15:05 to 16:33.00061218Moonset 15:17Moonrise 02:39

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 6 October 2045

Friday is Indira Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 06:49, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 13:19 and 18:00.

Times forNew Delhi · 6 October

Rahu Kalam runs 10:41 to 12:09. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:17
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:45 to 09:13
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:41 to 12:09
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:46 to 12:32
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:05 to 16:33
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:17
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:01
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:39 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:17 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then Ekadashi, then DwadashiThe tenth, eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 06:49 · Ekadashi until 04:08 Sat · Dwadashi until 01:11 Sun
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:31 Sat, then Magha until 23:22 Sat
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:51, then Sadhya until 07:28 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 06:49 · Bava until 17:31 · Balava until 04:08 Sat · Kaulava until 14:41 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:17The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:01Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 44 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:39Upper 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
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKrodhanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Indira EkadashiFriday 6 OctoberBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:19 and 18:00.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiSaturday 21 OctoberBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:27 and 08:41.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.