Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 21 October 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:26, sunset 17:46. Yamaganda 07:51 to 09:16. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:06. Rahu Kalam 12:06 to 13:31.00061218Moonset 19:48Moonrise 09:25

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 21 October 2009

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 09:39, then Chaturthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 21 October

Rahu Kalam runs 12:06 to 13:31. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:26 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:26
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:51 to 09:16
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:25
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:41 to 12:06
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:06 to 13:31
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:46
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:48

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:26 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waxing MoonTritiya until 09:39 · Chaturthi until 10:33 Thu
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:29, then Jyeshtha until 00:19 Fri
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:27 Thu, then Shobhana until 02:25 Fri
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 09:39 · Vanija until 22:00 · Vishti until 10:33 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:26The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:46Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:48Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:25Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVirodhiThe 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

  • 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.