Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 8 November 2000A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:38, sunset 17:31. Yamaganda 08:00 to 09:22. Gulika Kalam 10:43 to 12:05. Rahu Kalam 12:05 to 13:26.00061218Moonset 03:47Moonrise 15:35

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 8 November 2000

Wednesday is Prabodhini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 06:41, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 06:40 and 06:42.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 November

Rahu Kalam runs 12:05 to 13:26. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:38 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:38
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:00 to 09:22
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:43 to 12:05
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:05 to 13:26
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:35
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:31
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:47 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:38 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 06:41 · Dwadashi until 06:42 Thu
  • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:57 Thu, then Revati until 05:54 Fri
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:47 Thu, then Vajra until 23:12 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 06:41 · Bava until 18:47 · Balava until 06:42 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:38The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:31Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 53 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:47Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise15:35Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikramaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Prabodhini EkadashiWednesday 8 NovemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:40 and 06:42.

Next Ekadashi

  • Utpanna EkadashiTuesday 21 NovemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:11 and 17:25.
  • Utpanna Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 22 NovemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
All festivals this year

Make my free kundli

These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.