Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 19 October 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:24, sunset 17:48. Yamaganda 07:50 to 09:15. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:06. Rahu Kalam 12:06 to 13:31.00061218Moonset 08:07Moonrise 18:56

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 19 October 2005

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 14:29, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 19 October

Rahu Kalam runs 12:06 to 13:31. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:24
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:50 to 09:15
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:07
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:41 to 12:06
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:06 to 13:31
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:48
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:56

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 14:29 · Tritiya until 13:45 Thu
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:25, then Krittika until 15:23 Thu
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:52, then Vyatipata until 21:19 Thu
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 14:29 · Vanija until 02:02 Thu · Vishti until 13:45 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:24The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:48Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:07Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise18:56Upper 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
  • 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

  • Rama EkadashiFriday 28 OctoberBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:12 and 17:38.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.