Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 21 October 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:25, sunset 17:46. Yamaganda 07:50 to 09:15. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:06. Rahu Kalam 12:06 to 13:31.00061218Moonset 00:35Moonrise 13:17

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 21 October 2015

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 13:30, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 21 October

Rahu Kalam runs 12:06 to 13:31. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:25
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:50 to 09:15
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:41 to 12:06
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:06 to 13:31
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:17
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:46
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:35 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 13:30 · Navami until 11:59 Thu
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:20, then Shravana until 13:29 Thu
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:24, then Shula until 16:54 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 13:30 · Balava until 00:49 Thu · Kaulava until 11:59 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:25The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:46Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset00:35Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise13:17Upper 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.

  • ashtamiWednesday 21 October

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.