Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 17 October 1984A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:23, sunset 17:50. Yamaganda 07:49 to 09:15. Gulika Kalam 10:40 to 12:06. Rahu Kalam 12:06 to 13:32.00061218Moonset 12:55Moonrise 23:17

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 17 October 1984

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 15:04, then Ashtami.

Observed today Tula sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 October

Rahu Kalam runs 12:06 to 13:32. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:23
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:49 to 09:15
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:40 to 12:06
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:06 to 13:32
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:55
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:50
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:17

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:23 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 15:04 · Ashtami until 14:12 Thu
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:48, then Punarvasu until 06:50 Thu
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:42, then Siddha until 15:49 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 15:04 · Balava until 02:44 Thu · Kaulava until 14:12 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:23The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:50Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 26 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:55Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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
  • SamvatsaraRaktakshiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Tula sankrantiWednesday 17 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiSaturday 20 OctoberBreak the fast on Monday 22 Oct after sunrise.
  • Rama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 21 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.