Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 12 October 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:20, sunset 17:55. Yamaganda 07:47 to 09:14. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:07. Rahu Kalam 12:07 to 13:34.00061218Moonset 01:31Moonrise 14:46

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 12 October 2005

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Navami until 09:13, then Dashami.

Observed today Dussehra

Times forNew Delhi · 12 October

Rahu Kalam runs 12:07 to 13:34. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:20 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:20
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:47 to 09:14
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:41 to 12:07
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:07 to 13:34
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:46
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:55
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:31 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:20 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waxing MoonNavami until 09:13 · Dashami until 06:42 Thu
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:29 Thu, then Dhanishtha until 00:35 Fri
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:49, then Shula until 19:31 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 09:13 · Taitila until 19:59 · Gara until 06:42 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:20The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:55Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 35 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:31Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise14:46Upper 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.

  • DussehraWednesday 12 October

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.