Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 14 October 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:21, sunset 17:53. Yamaganda 07:48 to 09:14. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:07. Rahu Kalam 12:07 to 13:34.00061218Moonset 18:51Moonrise 07:17

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 14 October 2015

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 08:02, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 14 October

Rahu Kalam runs 12:07 to 13:34. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:21 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:21
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:17
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:48 to 09:14
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:41 to 12:07
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:07 to 13:34
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:53
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:51

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:21 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 08:02 · Dwitiya until 10:12 Thu
  • NakshatraSwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:21 Thu
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:00 Thu, then Priti until 00:29 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 08:02 · Balava until 21:09 · Kaulava until 10:12 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:21The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:53Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 32 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:51Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:17Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraManmathaThe 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 EkadashiFriday 23 OctoberBreak the fast on Sunday 25 Oct after sunrise.
  • Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 24 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.