Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 16 October 2070A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:23, sunset 17:50. Yamaganda 06:23 to 07:49. Gulika Kalam 09:15 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:29. Rahu Kalam 13:32 to 14:58.00061218Moonset 03:39Moonrise 15:33

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 16 October 2070

Thursday is Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 05:44 Fri, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 16 October

Rahu Kalam runs 13:32 to 14:58. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:23
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:23 to 07:49
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:15 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:29
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:32 to 14:58
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:33
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:50
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:39 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:23 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 05:44 Fri · Trayodashi until 04:34 Sat
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:06 Fri, then Purva Bhadrapada until 23:47 Fri
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:42, then Vriddhi until 13:01 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 18:02 · Balava until 05:44 Fri · Kaulava until 17:14 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:23The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:50Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 28 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:39Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise15:33Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVikritaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 16 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiWednesday 29 OctoberBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:04 and 08:44.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.