Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 1 October 2014A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:14, sunset 18:07. Yamaganda 07:43 to 09:12. Gulika Kalam 10:42 to 12:11. Rahu Kalam 12:11 to 13:40.00061218Moonset 23:30Moonrise 12:29

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 1 October 2014

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 13:50, then Ashtami.

Times forNew Delhi · 1 October

Rahu Kalam runs 12:11 to 13:40. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:14 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:14
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:43 to 09:12
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:42 to 12:11
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:11 to 13:40
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:29
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:07
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:30

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waxing MoonSaptami until 13:50 · Ashtami until 12:08 Thu
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:03, then Purva Ashadha until 21:53 Thu
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:55, then Shobhana until 13:24 Thu
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 13:50 · Vishti until 01:03 Thu · Bava until 12:08 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:07Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 54 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise12:29Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraJayaThe 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 EkadashiSaturday 4 OctoberBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:21 and 18:02.
  • Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 5 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.