Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 23 October 1996A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:27, sunset 17:44. Yamaganda 07:52 to 09:16. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:05. Rahu Kalam 12:05 to 13:30.00061218Moonset 03:53Moonrise 15:36

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 23 October 1996

Wednesday is Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 01:22 Thu, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 23 October

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:27 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:27
  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. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:36
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:44
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:53 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:27 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 01:22 Thu · Trayodashi until 23:12 Thu
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, Purva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:04, then Purva Bhadrapada until 05:31 Thu, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 04:07 Fri
  • YogaVriddhi, Dhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:56, then Dhruva until 04:55 Thu, then Vyaghata until 02:01 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 14:30 · Balava until 01:22 Thu · Kaulava until 12:16 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:27The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:44Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 17 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:53Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise15:36Upper 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.

  • 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.

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiThursday 7 NovemberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:39 and 08:48.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.