Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 21 October 1998A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:25, sunset 17:46. Yamaganda 07:50 to 09:16. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:06. Rahu Kalam 12:06 to 13:31.00061218Moonset 18:36Moonrise 06:58

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 21 October 1998

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 18:11, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Govardhan puja

Times forNew Delhi · 21 October

Rahu Kalam runs 12:06 to 13:31. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:25
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:58
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:50 to 09:16
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:41 to 12:06
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:06 to 13:31
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:46
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:36

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 18:11 · Dwitiya until 20:40 Thu
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:08 Thu, then Vishakha until 05:04 Fri
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:21 Thu, then Ayushman until 07:12 Fri
  • KaranaBava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 18:11 · Balava until 07:26 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:25The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:46Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:36Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:58Upper 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
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraBahudhanyaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Govardhan pujaWednesday 21 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiSaturday 31 OctoberBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:33 and 08:45.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.