Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 16 November 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:44, sunset 17:27. Yamaganda 08:04 to 09:25. Gulika Kalam 10:45 to 12:06. Rahu Kalam 12:06 to 13:26.00061218Moonset 11:04Moonrise 22:09

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 16 November 2011

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 09:33, then Shashthi.

Observed today Vrishchika sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 16 November

Rahu Kalam runs 12:06 to 13:26. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:44 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:44
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:04 to 09:25
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:45 to 12:06
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:04
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:06 to 13:26
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:09

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:44 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 09:33 · Shashthi until 09:40 Thu
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:53, then Pushya until 17:24 Thu
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:06, then Shukla until 21:45 Thu
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 09:33 · Gara until 21:41 · Vanija until 09:40 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:44The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 43 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:04Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:09Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vrishchika sankrantiWednesday 16 November

Next Ekadashi

  • Utpanna EkadashiMonday 21 NovemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:49 and 08:56.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.