Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 22 October 2117A 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 12:05. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:28. Yamaganda 14:55 to 16:20.00061218Moonset 15:47Moonrise 03:51

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 22 October 2117

Friday is Rama Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 02:04 Sat, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 22 October

Rahu Kalam runs 10:41 to 12:05. 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 12:05
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:28
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:55 to 16:20
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:47
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:45
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:51 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:26 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 02:04 Sat · Trayodashi until 22:42 Sat
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:04 Sat, then Uttara Phalguni until 21:29 Sat
  • YogaShukla, Brahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:02, then Brahma until 04:23 Sat, then Indra until 00:25 Sun
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 15:37 · Taitila until 02:04 Sat · Gara until 12:25 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
  • Moonset15:47Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:51Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraIshvaraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Rama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 22 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiFriday 5 NovemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:37 and 08:47.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.