Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 8 October 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:18, sunset 17:59. Yamaganda 07:46 to 09:13. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:08. Rahu Kalam 12:08 to 13:36.00061218Moonset 00:37Moonrise 13:59

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 8 October 2008

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Navami until 05:34 Thu, then Dashami.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 October

Rahu Kalam runs 12:08 to 13:36. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:18 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:18
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:46 to 09:13
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:41 to 12:08
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:08 to 13:36
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:59
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:59
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:37 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 06:18 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waxing MoonNavami until 05:34 Thu · Dashami until 06:47 Fri
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:23 Thu, then Shravana until 07:10 Fri
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:17, then Sukarma until 07:39 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 16:42 · Kaulava until 05:34 Thu · Taitila until 18:16 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:18The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:59Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 41 min of daylight
  • Moonset00:37Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise13:59Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe 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

  • Papankusha EkadashiSaturday 11 OctoberBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:21 and 06:53.
All festivals this year

Make my free kundli

These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.