Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 24 October 1984A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:28, sunset 17:43. Yamaganda 07:52 to 09:16. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:05. Rahu Kalam 12:05 to 13:30.00061218Moonset 17:47

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 24 October 1984

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 17:38, then Pratipada.

Observed today Diwali Lakshmi puja, New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 24 October

Rahu Kalam runs 12:05 to 13:30. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:28 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:28
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:52 to 09:16
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:41 to 12:05
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:05 to 13:30
  5. SunsetNight hours follow.17:43
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:47

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:28 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 17:38 · Pratipada until 14:15 Thu
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:07, then Swati until 13:29 Thu
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:47, then Priti until 10:47 Thu
  • KaranaChatushpada, Naga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 07:25 · Naga until 17:38 · Kimstughna until 03:54 Thu · Bava until 14:15 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:28The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:43Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 15 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:47Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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.

  • Diwali Lakshmi pujaWednesday 24 October
  • New moonWednesday 24 October
  • Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 24 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiSunday 4 NovemberBreak the fast on Monday between 06:37 and 08:47.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.