Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 16 October 1996A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:23, sunset 17:50. Yamaganda 07:49 to 09:15. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:07. Rahu Kalam 12:07 to 13:33.00061218Moonset 20:48Moonrise 09:44

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 16 October 1996

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 17:47, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 16 October

Rahu Kalam runs 12:07 to 13:33. 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. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:44
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:41 to 12:07
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:07 to 13:33
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:50
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.20:48

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:23 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 17:47 · Panchami until 16:20 Thu
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:08, then Jyeshtha until 15:25 Thu
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:47 Thu, then Shobhana until 01:23 Fri
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 06:23 · Vishti until 17:47 · Bava until 05:06 Thu · Balava until 16:20 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 28 min of daylight
  • Moonset20:48Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:44Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiWednesday 16 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiTuesday 22 OctoberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:13 and 17:43.
  • Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 23 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.