Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 5 October 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:16, sunset 18:03. Yamaganda 07:44 to 09:13. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:09. Rahu Kalam 12:09 to 13:38.00061218Moonset 19:04Moonrise 07:50

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 5 October 2005

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 17:27, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 5 October

Rahu Kalam runs 12:09 to 13:38. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:16 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:16
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:44 to 09:13
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:50
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:41 to 12:09
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:09 to 13:38
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:03
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:04

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:16 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waxing MoonDwitiya until 17:27 · Tritiya until 17:31 Thu
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:41, then Swati until 07:34 Thu
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:02, then Vishkambha until 15:01 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 17:27 · Taitila until 05:33 Thu · Gara until 17:31 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:16The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:03Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 47 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:04Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:50Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe 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

  • Papankusha EkadashiThursday 13 OctoberBreak the fast on Friday between 13:17 and 17:52.
  • Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 14 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.