Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 7 October 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:17, sunset 18:00. Yamaganda 07:45 to 09:13. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:09. Rahu Kalam 12:09 to 13:37.00061218Moonset 09:12Moonrise 19:51

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 7 October 2009

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 09:46, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Karva Chauth, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 7 October

Rahu Kalam runs 12:09 to 13:37. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:17 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:17
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:45 to 09:13
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:12
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:41 to 12:09
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:09 to 13:37
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:00
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:51

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:17 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 09:46 · Chaturthi until 08:28 Thu
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:52, then Krittika until 10:16 Thu
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:12, then Siddhi until 13:59 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 09:46 · Bava until 21:09 · Balava until 08:28 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:17The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:00Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 43 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:12Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:51Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVirodhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Karva ChauthWednesday 7 October
  • Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 7 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiWednesday 14 OctoberBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:22 and 08:39.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.