Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 16 November 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:44, sunset 17:27. Yamaganda 08:05 to 09:25. Gulika Kalam 10:45 to 12:06. Rahu Kalam 12:06 to 13:26.00061218Moonset 06:54Moonrise 17:31

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 16 November 2005

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 05:55 Thu, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Vrishchika sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 16 November

Rahu Kalam runs 12:06 to 13:26. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:44 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:44
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:54
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:05 to 09:25
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:45 to 12:06
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:06 to 13:26
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:31

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:44 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 05:55 Thu · Dwitiya until 05:56 Fri
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:48 Thu, then Rohini until 01:18 Fri
  • YogaVariyan, Parigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:02, then Parigha until 05:25 Thu, then Shiva until 04:14 Fri
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 18:08 · Kaulava until 05:55 Thu · Taitila until 17:51 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:44The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 43 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise17:31Upper 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
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika 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.

  • Vrishchika sankrantiWednesday 16 November

Next Ekadashi

  • Utpanna EkadashiSunday 27 NovemberBreak the fast on Monday between 06:54 and 08:59.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.