Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 17 October 2007A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:23, sunset 17:50. Yamaganda 07:49 to 09:15. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:06. Rahu Kalam 12:06 to 13:32.00061218Moonset 21:52Moonrise 11:46

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 17 October 2007

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 00:24 Thu, then Saptami.

Observed today Tula sankranti, shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 17 October

Rahu Kalam runs 12:06 to 13:32. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:23 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:23
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:49 to 09:15
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:41 to 12:06
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:46
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:06 to 13:32
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:50
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:52

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:23 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 00:24 Thu · Saptami until 01:40 Fri
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:54 Thu, then Purva Ashadha until 04:39 Fri
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:30, then Atiganda until 14:37 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 11:33 · Taitila until 00:24 Thu · Gara until 13:06 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:23The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:50Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 27 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:52Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise11:46Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Tula sankrantiWednesday 17 October
  • shashthiWednesday 17 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiMonday 22 OctoberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:27 and 08:42.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.