Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 3 October 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:15, sunset 18:05. Yamaganda 07:44 to 09:13. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:10. Rahu Kalam 12:10 to 13:39.00061218Moonset 08:55Moonrise 19:57

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 3 October 2012

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 14:00, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 3 October

Rahu Kalam runs 12:10 to 13:39. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:15
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:44 to 09:13
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:55
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:41 to 12:10
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:10 to 13:39
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:05
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:57

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 14:00 · Chaturthi until 16:31 Thu
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:25, then Krittika until 01:30 Fri
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:40, then Vajra until 10:34 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 14:00 · Bava until 03:13 Thu · Balava until 16:31 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:05Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 49 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:55Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:57Upper 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
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 3 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Indira EkadashiThursday 11 OctoberBreak the fast on Friday between 08:15 and 08:39.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.