Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 5 October 2136A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:16, sunset 18:02. Gulika Kalam 07:45 to 09:13. Rahu Kalam 10:41 to 12:09. Abhijit 11:46 to 12:33. Yamaganda 15:06 to 16:34.00061218Moonset 02:30Moonrise 15:31

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 5 October 2136

Friday is Papankusha Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 06:42, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 13:20 and 18:01.

Times forNew Delhi · 5 October

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:16 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:16
  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.11:46 to 12:33
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:06 to 16:34
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:31
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:02
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:30 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:16 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then Ekadashi, then DwadashiThe tenth, eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 06:42 · Ekadashi until 06:00 Sat · Dwadashi until 05:45 Sun
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:06, then Dhanishtha until 19:18 Sat
  • YogaSukarma, Dhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:33, then Dhriti until 05:53 Sat, then Shula until 04:34 Sun
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayGara until 06:42 · Vanija until 18:18 · Vishti until 06:00 Sat · Bava until 17:49 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:16The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:02Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 46 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise15:31Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDurmukhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papankusha EkadashiFriday 5 OctoberBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:20 and 18:01.

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiSunday 21 OctoberBreak the fast on Monday between 06:41 and 08:41.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.