Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 8 October 2106A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:18, sunset 18:00. Gulika Kalam 07:45 to 09:13. Rahu Kalam 10:41 to 12:09. Abhijit 11:45 to 12:32. Yamaganda 15:04 to 16:32.00061218Moonset 02:43Moonrise 15:02

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 8 October 2106

Friday is Papankusha Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 04:05 Sat, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 13:19 and 17:58.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 October

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

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:18
  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.11:45 to 12:32
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:02
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:04 to 16:32
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:00
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:43 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:18 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 04:05 Sat · Dwadashi until 05:07 Sun
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:14, then Dhanishtha until 13:13 Sat
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:39, then Shula until 18:35 Sat
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 15:20 · Vishti until 04:05 Sat · Bava until 16:40 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:18The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:00Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 42 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:43Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise15:02Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraAkshayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papankusha EkadashiFriday 8 OctoberBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:19 and 17:58.

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiFriday 22 OctoberBreak the fast on Sunday 24 Oct after sunrise.
  • Rama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 23 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.