Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 17 October 2001A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:23, sunset 17:50. Yamaganda 07:49 to 09:15. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:06. Rahu Kalam 12:06 to 13:32.00061218Moonset 18:30Moonrise 06:40

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 17 October 2001

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 22:04, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Navaratri begins, Tula sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 October

Rahu Kalam runs 12:06 to 13:32. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:23 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:23
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:40
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:49 to 09:15
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:41 to 12:06
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:06 to 13:32
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:50
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:30

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:23 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 22:04 · Dwitiya until 19:46 Thu
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:26, then Swati until 10:38 Thu
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:37, then Priti until 19:35 Thu
  • KaranaKimstughna, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayKimstughna until 11:26 · Bava until 22:04 · Balava until 08:51 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:23The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:50Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 27 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:40Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVrishaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Navaratri beginsWednesday 17 October
  • Tula sankrantiWednesday 17 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiSaturday 27 OctoberBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:12 and 17:39.
  • Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 28 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 06:31 and 07:09.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.