Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 29 October 1997A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:31, sunset 17:39. Yamaganda 07:54 to 09:18. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:05. Rahu Kalam 12:05 to 13:28.00061218Moonset 16:38Moonrise 05:21

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 29 October 1997

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 11:33, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Monthly Shivaratri

Times forNew Delhi · 29 October

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:31 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:31
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:54 to 09:18
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:41 to 12:05
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:05 to 13:28
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:38
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:39
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:21 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:31 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waning MoonTrayodashi until 11:33 · Chaturdashi until 13:44 Thu
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:12, then Chitra until 00:44 Fri
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:27, then Vishkambha until 12:05 Thu
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then ShakuniHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 11:33 · Vishti until 00:42 Thu · Shakuni until 13:44 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:31The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:39Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 8 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:38Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:21Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday

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
  • SamvatsaraIshvaraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Monthly ShivaratriWednesday 29 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiMonday 10 NovemberBreak the fast on Wednesday 12 Nov after sunrise.
  • Prabodhini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 11 NovemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.