Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 29 October 2014A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:31, sunset 17:39. Yamaganda 07:54 to 09:18. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:05. Rahu Kalam 12:05 to 13:28.00061218Moonset 22:24Moonrise 11:20

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 29 October 2014

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 23:11, then Saptami.

Observed today Chhath, shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 29 October

Rahu Kalam runs 12:05 to 13:28. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:31 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:31
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:54 to 09:18
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:41 to 12:05
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:20
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:05 to 13:28
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:39
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:24

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:31 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 23:11 · Saptami until 21:19 Thu
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:30 Thu, then Uttara Ashadha until 02:18 Fri
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:23, then Dhriti until 15:45 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 12:01 · Taitila until 23:11 · Gara until 10:17 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:31The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:39Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 8 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise11:20Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraJayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ChhathWednesday 29 October
  • shashthiWednesday 29 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiMonday 3 NovemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:36 and 08:46.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.