Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 12 October 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:20, sunset 17:55. Yamaganda 07:47 to 09:14. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:08. Rahu Kalam 12:08 to 13:35.00061218Moonset 06:23Moonrise 17:51

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 12 October 2011

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 07:36, then Pratipada.

Times forNew Delhi · 12 October

Rahu Kalam runs 12:08 to 13:35. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:20 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:20
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:23
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:47 to 09:14
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:41 to 12:08
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:08 to 13:35
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:51
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:55

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:20 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 07:36 · Pratipada until 10:07 Thu
  • NakshatraRevati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:58, then Ashwini until 22:00 Thu
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:08, then Harshana until 17:05 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 07:36 · Balava until 20:51 · Kaulava until 10:07 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:20The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:55Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 36 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:23Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise17:51Upper 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

  • Rama EkadashiSunday 23 OctoberBreak the fast on Monday between 06:28 and 08:42.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.