Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 18 October 2115A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:23, sunset 17:49. Gulika Kalam 07:49 to 09:15. Rahu Kalam 10:40 to 12:06. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:29. Yamaganda 14:58 to 16:24.00061218Moonset 18:15Moonrise 06:40

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 18 October 2115

Friday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 00:30 Sat, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Navaratri begins

Times forNew Delhi · 18 October

Rahu Kalam runs 10:40 to 12:06. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:23
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:40
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:49 to 09:15
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:40 to 12:06
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:29
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:58 to 16:24
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:49
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:15

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:23 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 00:30 Sat · Dwitiya until 00:31 Sun
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:56, then Swati until 16:23 Sat
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:53 Sat, then Priti until 03:52 Sun
  • KaranaKimstughna, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayKimstughna until 12:43 · Bava until 00:30 Sat · Balava until 12:26 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:23The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:49Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 26 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:15Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:40Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraYuvaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Navaratri beginsFriday 18 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiTuesday 29 OctoberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:32 and 08:44.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.