Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 14 October 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:21, sunset 17:53. Yamaganda 07:48 to 09:14. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:07. Rahu Kalam 12:07 to 13:33.00061218Moonset 15:15Moonrise 03:10

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 14 October 2009

Wednesday is Rama Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 18:52, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 06:22 and 08:39.

Times forNew Delhi · 14 October

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:21 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:21
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:48 to 09:14
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:41 to 12:07
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:07 to 13:33
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:15
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:53
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:10 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:21 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 18:52 · Dwadashi until 16:39 Thu
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:37 Thu, then Purva Phalguni until 00:09 Fri
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:52, then Shukla until 15:54 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 08:00 · Balava until 18:52 · Kaulava until 05:45 Thu · Taitila until 16:39 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:21The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:53Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 31 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:15Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday

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.

  • Rama EkadashiWednesday 14 OctoberBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:22 and 08:39.

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiThursday 29 OctoberBreak the fast on Friday between 07:49 and 08:44.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.