Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 21 November 2001A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:48, sunset 17:25. Yamaganda 08:08 to 09:28. Gulika Kalam 10:47 to 12:07. Rahu Kalam 12:07 to 13:27.00061218Moonset 22:50Moonrise 12:05

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 21 November 2001

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 13:18, then Saptami.

Observed today Chhath, shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 21 November

Rahu Kalam runs 12:07 to 13:27. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:48 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:48
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:08 to 09:28
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:47 to 12:07
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:05
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:07 to 13:27
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:25
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:50

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:48 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 13:18 · Saptami until 15:36 Thu
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:36 Thu, then Dhanishtha until 04:28 Fri
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:13, then Dhruva until 21:57 Thu
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 13:18 · Gara until 02:25 Thu · Vanija until 15:36 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:48The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:25Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 37 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:50Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise12:05Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVrishaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ChhathWednesday 21 November
  • shashthiWednesday 21 November

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiMonday 26 NovemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:00 and 08:59.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.