Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 24 October 2137A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:27, sunset 17:43. Yamaganda 06:27 to 07:52. Gulika Kalam 09:16 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:28. Rahu Kalam 13:30 to 14:54.00061218Moonset 02:41Moonrise 14:59

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 24 October 2137

Thursday is Papankusha Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 08:55, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Saturday 26 Oct after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 24 October

Rahu Kalam runs 13:30 to 14:54. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:27 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:27
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:27 to 07:52
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:16 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:28
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:30 to 14:54
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:59
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:43
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:41 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:27 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 08:55 · Ekadashi until 07:22 Fri
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:42, then Shatabhisha until 10:53 Fri
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:07, then Vriddhi until 11:45 Fri
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 08:55 · Vanija until 20:07 · Vishti until 07:22 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:27The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:43Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 15 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:41Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise14:59Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraHevilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papankusha EkadashiThursday 24 OctoberBreak the fast on Saturday 26 Oct after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiSaturday 9 NovemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:40 and 08:49.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.