Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 27 October 1999A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:29, sunset 17:41. Yamaganda 07:53 to 09:17. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:05. Rahu Kalam 12:05 to 13:29.00061218Moonset 08:53Moonrise 20:03

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 27 October 1999

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 16:25, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Karva Chauth, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 27 October

Rahu Kalam runs 12:05 to 13:29. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:29 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:29
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:53 to 09:17
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:53
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:41 to 12:05
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:05 to 13:29
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:41
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:03

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:29 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 16:25 · Chaturthi until 13:16 Thu
  • NakshatraKrittika, Rohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:14, then Rohini until 04:43 Thu, then Mrigashira until 02:30 Fri
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:18, then Parigha until 19:37 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 16:25 · Bava until 02:48 Thu · Balava until 13:16 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:29The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:41Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 12 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:53Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:03Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Karva ChauthWednesday 27 October
  • Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 27 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiWednesday 3 NovemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:11 and 17:34.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.