Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 30 October 1985A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:32, sunset 17:38. Yamaganda 07:55 to 09:18. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:05. Rahu Kalam 12:05 to 13:28.00061218Moonset 07:45Moonrise 18:34

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 30 October 1985

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 04:28 Thu, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 30 October

Rahu Kalam runs 12:05 to 13:28. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:32 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:32
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:45
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:55 to 09:18
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:41 to 12:05
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:05 to 13:28
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:38
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:34

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:32 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 04:28 Thu · Tritiya until 07:02 Fri
  • NakshatraKrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:55 Thu
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:11, then Variyan until 20:09 Thu
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 15:08 · Gara until 04:28 Thu · Vanija until 17:46 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:32The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:38Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 6 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:45Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise18:34Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKrodhanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiFriday 8 NovemberBreak the fast on Sunday 10 Nov after sunrise.
  • Rama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 9 NovemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.