Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 9 November 1988A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:39, sunset 17:31. Yamaganda 08:01 to 09:22. Gulika Kalam 10:43 to 12:05. Rahu Kalam 12:05 to 13:26.00061218Moonset 17:05

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 9 November 1988

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 19:50, then Pratipada.

Observed today Diwali Lakshmi puja, New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 9 November

Rahu Kalam runs 12:05 to 13:26. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:39 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:39
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:01 to 09:22
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:43 to 12:05
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:05 to 13:26
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:05
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:31

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:39 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 19:50 · Pratipada until 20:25 Thu
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:45, then Vishakha until 14:02 Thu
  • YogaAyushman, Saubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:42, then Saubhagya until 06:14 Thu, then Shobhana until 05:24 Fri
  • KaranaChatushpada, Naga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 07:21 · Naga until 19:50 · Kimstughna until 08:11 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:39The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:31Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 52 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:05Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVibhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Diwali Lakshmi pujaWednesday 9 November
  • New moonWednesday 9 November
  • Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 9 November

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiSaturday 19 NovemberBreak the fast on Monday 21 Nov after sunrise.
  • Prabodhini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 20 NovemberFollowers 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.