Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 2 October 2002A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:14, sunset 18:06. Yamaganda 07:43 to 09:12. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:10. Rahu Kalam 12:10 to 13:39.00061218Moonset 15:32Moonrise 02:24

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 2 October 2002

Wednesday is Indira Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 08:44, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Friday 4 Oct after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 2 October

Rahu Kalam runs 12:10 to 13:39. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:14 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:14
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:43 to 09:12
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:41 to 12:10
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:10 to 13:39
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:32
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:06
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:24 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 08:44 · Ekadashi until 06:35 Thu
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:49, then Ashlesha until 10:18 Thu
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:03 Thu, then Sadhya until 21:44 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 08:44 · Bava until 19:45 · Balava until 06:35 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:06Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 52 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:32Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraChitrabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Indira EkadashiWednesday 2 OctoberBreak the fast on Friday 4 Oct after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiWednesday 16 OctoberBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:16 and 17:49.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.