Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 18 October 2063A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:24, sunset 17:49. Yamaganda 06:24 to 07:49. Gulika Kalam 09:15 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:29. Rahu Kalam 13:32 to 14:57.00061218Moonset 15:30Moonrise 03:29

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 18 October 2063

Thursday is Rama Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 12:33, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Friday between 06:25 and 08:40.

Observed today Tula sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 18 October

Rahu Kalam runs 13:32 to 14:57. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:24
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:24 to 07:49
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:15 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:29
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:32 to 14:57
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:30
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:49
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:29 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 12:33 · Dwadashi until 09:35 Fri
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:24, then Purva Phalguni until 12:10 Fri
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:12 Fri, then Brahma until 20:31 Fri
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 12:33 · Kaulava until 23:05 · Taitila until 09:35 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:24The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:49Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:29Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Rama EkadashiThursday 18 OctoberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:25 and 08:40.
  • Tula sankrantiThursday 18 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiThursday 1 NovemberBreak the fast on Friday between 13:11 and 17:35.
  • Prabodhini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 2 NovemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday between 06:35 and 06:58.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.