Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 15 October 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:22, sunset 17:51. Yamaganda 07:48 to 09:14. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:07. Rahu Kalam 12:07 to 13:33.00061218Moonset 06:41Moonrise 17:58

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 15 October 2008

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 22:46, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 15 October

Rahu Kalam runs 12:07 to 13:33. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:22 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:22
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:41
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:48 to 09:14
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:41 to 12:07
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:07 to 13:33
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:51
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:58

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:22 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 22:46 · Dwitiya until 19:45 Thu
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:00 Thu, then Bharani until 00:43 Fri
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:27, then Vajra until 14:51 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 12:11 · Kaulava until 22:46 · Taitila until 09:16 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:22The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:51Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 29 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:41Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise17:58Upper 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
  • 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

  • Rama EkadashiFriday 24 OctoberBreak the fast on Saturday between 08:20 and 08:43.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.