Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 5 October 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:16, sunset 18:03. Yamaganda 07:44 to 09:13. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:10. Rahu Kalam 12:10 to 13:38.00061218Moonset 01:02Moonrise 13:58

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 5 October 2011

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Navami until 20:53, then Dashami.

Times forNew Delhi · 5 October

Rahu Kalam runs 12:10 to 13:38. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:16 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:16
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:44 to 09:13
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:41 to 12:10
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:10 to 13:38
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:58
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:03
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:02 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:16 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waxing MoonNavami until 20:53 · Dashami until 21:44 Thu
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:26 Thu, then Shravana until 06:02 Fri
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:50, then Sukarma until 13:17 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 08:41 · Kaulava until 20:53 · Taitila until 09:14 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:16The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:03Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 47 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:02Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise13:58Upper 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
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe 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

  • Papankusha EkadashiFriday 7 OctoberBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:18 and 08:37.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.