Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 22 October 2106A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:26, sunset 17:45. Gulika Kalam 07:51 to 09:16. Rahu Kalam 10:41 to 12:06. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:28. Yamaganda 14:55 to 16:20.00061218Moonset 14:40Moonrise 02:43

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 22 October 2106

Friday is Rama Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 09:19, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Sunday 24 Oct after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 22 October

Rahu Kalam runs 10:41 to 12:06. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:26 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:26
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:51 to 09:16
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:41 to 12:06
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:28
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:40
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:55 to 16:20
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:45
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:43 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 06:26 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 09:19 · Ekadashi until 07:35 Sat
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:03 Sat, then Purva Phalguni until 02:14 Sun
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:18, then Shukla until 07:45 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 09:19 · Bava until 20:25 · Balava until 07:35 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:26The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:45Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:43Upper 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
  • MasaKartikaLunar 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.

  • Rama EkadashiFriday 22 OctoberBreak the fast on Sunday 24 Oct after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiSunday 7 NovemberBreak the fast on Monday between 06:38 and 08:48.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.