Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 9 October 2105A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:18, sunset 17:58. Gulika Kalam 07:46 to 09:13. Rahu Kalam 10:41 to 12:08. Abhijit 11:45 to 12:32. Yamaganda 15:03 to 16:31.00061218Moonset 18:35Moonrise 07:15

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 9 October 2105

Friday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 09:05, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Navaratri begins

Times forNew Delhi · 9 October

Rahu Kalam runs 10:41 to 12:08. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:18 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:18
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:15
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:46 to 09:13
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:41 to 12:08
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:45 to 12:32
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:03 to 16:31
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:58
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:35

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:18 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 09:05 · Dwitiya until 10:59 Sat
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:30, then Swati until 20:04 Sat
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:14, then Vishkambha until 22:50 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 09:05 · Balava until 21:59 · Kaulava until 10:59 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:18The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:58Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 40 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:35Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:15Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKrodhanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Navaratri beginsFriday 9 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiMonday 19 OctoberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:03 and 08:41.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.