Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 26 October 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:29, sunset 17:41. Yamaganda 07:53 to 09:17. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:05. Rahu Kalam 12:05 to 13:29.00061218Moonset 17:08

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 26 October 2011

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 01:26 Thu, then Pratipada.

Observed today Diwali Lakshmi puja, New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 26 October

Rahu Kalam runs 12:05 to 13:29. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:29 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:29
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:53 to 09:17
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:41 to 12:05
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:05 to 13:29
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:08
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:41

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:29 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 01:26 Thu · Pratipada until 21:41 Thu
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:44, then Swati until 18:44 Thu
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:29, then Priti until 14:10 Thu
  • KaranaChatushpada, Naga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 15:21 · Naga until 01:26 Thu · Kimstughna until 11:32 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:29The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:41Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 13 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:08Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Diwali Lakshmi pujaWednesday 26 October
  • New moonWednesday 26 October
  • Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 26 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiSunday 6 NovemberBreak the fast on Monday between 06:38 and 08:48.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.