Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 28 November 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:54, sunset 17:24. Yamaganda 08:13 to 09:32. Gulika Kalam 10:50 to 12:09. Rahu Kalam 12:09 to 13:28.00061218Moonrise 17:18

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 28 November 2012

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 20:16, then Pratipada.

Observed today Kartika Purnima, Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 28 November

Rahu Kalam runs 12:09 to 13:28. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:54 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:54
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:13 to 09:32
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:50 to 12:09
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:09 to 13:28
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:18
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:54 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 20:16 · Pratipada until 22:57 Thu
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:41, then Rohini until 17:49 Thu
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:29, then Siddha until 23:27 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 06:55 · Bava until 20:16 · Balava until 09:37 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:54The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 30 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise17:18Upper 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.

  • Kartika PurnimaWednesday 28 November
  • Full moonWednesday 28 November
  • Purnima fastWednesday 28 November

Next Ekadashi

  • Utpanna EkadashiSunday 9 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday between 09:03 and 09:07.
  • Utpanna Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 10 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.