Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 17 October 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:23, sunset 17:49. Yamaganda 07:49 to 09:15. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:06. Rahu Kalam 12:06 to 13:32.00061218Moonset 19:15Moonrise 08:13

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 17 October 2012

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 10:59, then Tritiya.

Observed today Tula sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 October

Rahu Kalam runs 12:06 to 13:32. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:23 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:23
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:49 to 09:15
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:13
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:41 to 12:06
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:06 to 13:32
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:49
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:15

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:23 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waxing MoonDwitiya until 10:59 · Tritiya until 07:44 Thu
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:41 Thu, then Anuradha until 23:20 Thu
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:22, then Ayushman until 10:33 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 10:59 · Taitila until 21:20 · Gara until 07:44 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:23The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:49Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 26 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:15Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise08:13Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Tula sankrantiWednesday 17 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiThursday 25 OctoberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:30 and 08:43.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.