Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 9 October 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:18, sunset 17:58. Yamaganda 07:46 to 09:13. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:08. Rahu Kalam 12:08 to 13:36.00061218Moonset 21:24Moonrise 10:28

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 9 October 2013

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 22:00, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 9 October

Rahu Kalam runs 12:08 to 13:36. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:18 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:18
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:46 to 09:13
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:28
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:41 to 12:08
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:08 to 13:36
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:58
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:24

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:18 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 22:00 · Shashthi until 19:51 Thu
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:07, then Jyeshtha until 10:43 Thu
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:06, then Saubhagya until 11:14 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 11:03 · Balava until 22:00 · Kaulava until 08:56 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:18The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:58Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 40 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise10:28Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVijayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiTuesday 15 OctoberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:23 and 07:47.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.