Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 4 November 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:35, sunset 17:34. Yamaganda 07:58 to 09:20. Gulika Kalam 10:42 to 12:05. Rahu Kalam 12:05 to 13:27.00061218Moonset 08:04Moonrise 18:36

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 4 November 2009

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 21:13, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 4 November

Rahu Kalam runs 12:05 to 13:27. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:35 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:35
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:58 to 09:20
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:04
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:42 to 12:05
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:05 to 13:27
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:34
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:36

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:35 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 21:13 · Tritiya until 19:06 Thu
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:12, then Rohini until 15:49 Thu
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:04, then Parigha until 17:11 Thu
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 10:12 · Gara until 21:13 · Vanija until 08:11 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:35The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:34Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 59 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:04Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise18:36Upper 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
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar 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

  • Utpanna EkadashiThursday 12 NovemberBreak the fast on Friday between 13:10 and 17:28.
  • Utpanna Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 13 NovemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.