Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 15 October 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:22, sunset 17:52. Yamaganda 07:48 to 09:14. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:07. Rahu Kalam 12:07 to 13:33.00061218Moonset 10:39Moonrise 21:02

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 15 October 2003

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 01:05 Thu, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 15 October

Rahu Kalam runs 12:07 to 13:33. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:22 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:22
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:48 to 09:14
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:39
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:41 to 12:07
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:07 to 13:33
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:52
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:02

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:22 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 01:05 Thu · Shashthi until 03:27 Fri
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:22, then Mrigashira until 18:20 Thu
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:08, then Variyan until 08:06 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 11:47 · Taitila until 01:05 Thu · Gara until 14:19 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:22The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:52Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 31 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:39Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:02Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSvabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiTuesday 21 OctoberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:14 and 17:45.
  • Rama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 22 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.