Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 8 November 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:38, sunset 17:31. Yamaganda 08:00 to 09:21. Gulika Kalam 10:43 to 12:05. Rahu Kalam 12:05 to 13:26.00061218Moonset 09:39Moonrise 19:48

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 8 November 2006

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 10:45, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 8 November

Rahu Kalam runs 12:05 to 13:26. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:38 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:38
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:00 to 09:21
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:39
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:43 to 12:05
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:05 to 13:26
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:31
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:48

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:38 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 10:45 · Chaturthi until 09:24 Thu
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:21 Thu, then Ardra until 02:14 Fri
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:30, then Siddha until 20:34 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 10:45 · Bava until 21:59 · Balava until 09:24 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:38The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:31Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 53 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:39Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:48Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVyayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 8 November

Next Ekadashi

  • Utpanna EkadashiThursday 16 NovemberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:45 and 08:53.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.