Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 14 November 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:43, sunset 17:28. Yamaganda 08:04 to 09:24. Gulika Kalam 10:45 to 12:05. Rahu Kalam 12:05 to 13:26.00061218Moonset 17:54Moonrise 06:57

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 14 November 2012

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 23:56, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Govardhan puja

Times forNew Delhi · 14 November

Rahu Kalam runs 12:05 to 13:26. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:43 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:43
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:57
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:04 to 09:24
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:45 to 12:05
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:05 to 13:26
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:28
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:54

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:43 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 23:56 · Dwitiya until 20:19 Thu
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:13, then Anuradha until 09:18 Thu
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:44, then Atiganda until 15:31 Thu
  • KaranaKimstughna, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayKimstughna until 13:47 · Bava until 23:56 · Balava until 10:07 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:43The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:28Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 45 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:57Upper 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
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika 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.

  • Govardhan pujaWednesday 14 November

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiSaturday 24 NovemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:52 and 08:58.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.