Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 19 October 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:24, sunset 17:47. Yamaganda 07:50 to 09:15. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:06. Rahu Kalam 12:06 to 13:31.00061218Moonset 09:36Moonrise 20:47

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 19 October 2016

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 19:33, then Panchami.

Observed today Karva Chauth, chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 19 October

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:24
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:50 to 09:15
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:36
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:41 to 12:06
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:06 to 13:31
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:47
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:47

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 19:33 · Panchami until 16:46 Thu
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:08 Thu, then Mrigashira until 22:15 Thu
  • YogaVyatipata, Variyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:51, then Variyan until 06:13 Thu, then Parigha until 03:02 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 09:07 · Balava until 19:33 · Kaulava until 06:05 Thu · Taitila until 16:46 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:24The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:47Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:36Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:47Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraDurmukhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Karva ChauthWednesday 19 October
  • chaturthiWednesday 19 October
  • Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 19 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiWednesday 26 OctoberBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:30 and 08:43.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.