Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 19 October 1994A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:24, sunset 17:48. Yamaganda 07:50 to 09:15. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:06. Rahu Kalam 12:06 to 13:32.00061218Moonrise 17:38

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 19 October 1994

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 17:48, then Pratipada.

Observed today Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 19 October

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:24
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:50 to 09:15
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:41 to 12:06
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:06 to 13:32
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:38
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:48

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 17:48 · Pratipada until 20:13 Thu
  • NakshatraRevati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:35, then Ashwini until 16:27 Thu
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:23, then Vajra until 23:14 Thu
  • KaranaBava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 17:48 · Balava until 06:58 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:24The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:48Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 24 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise17:38Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraBhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Full moonWednesday 19 October
  • Purnima fastWednesday 19 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiSunday 30 OctoberBreak the fast on Tuesday 1 Nov after sunrise.
  • Rama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 31 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.