Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 29 October 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:31, sunset 17:38. Yamaganda 07:54 to 09:18. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:05. Rahu Kalam 12:05 to 13:28.00061218Moonset 17:35Moonrise 06:44

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 29 October 2008

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 06:19 Thu, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Govardhan puja

Times forNew Delhi · 29 October

Rahu Kalam runs 12:05 to 13:28. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:31 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:31
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:44
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:54 to 09:18
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:41 to 12:05
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:05 to 13:28
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:35
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:38

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:31 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 06:19 Thu · Dwitiya until 08:17 Fri
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:30, then Vishakha until 22:50 Thu
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:49, then Ayushman until 10:00 Thu
  • KaranaKimstughna, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayKimstughna until 17:28 · Bava until 06:19 Thu · Balava until 19:15 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:31The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:38Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 7 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:35Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:44Upper 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
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika 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.

  • Govardhan pujaWednesday 29 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiSunday 9 NovemberBreak the fast on Monday between 06:40 and 08:49.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.