Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 16 November 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:45, sunset 17:27. Yamaganda 08:05 to 09:25. Gulika Kalam 10:46 to 12:06. Rahu Kalam 12:06 to 13:26.00061218Moonset 08:20Moonrise 19:27

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 16 November 2016

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 11:43, then Tritiya.

Observed today Vrishchika sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 16 November

Rahu Kalam runs 12:06 to 13:26. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:45 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:45
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:05 to 09:25
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:20
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:46 to 12:06
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:06 to 13:26
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:27

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:45 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 11:43 · Tritiya until 08:22 Thu
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:17, then Mrigashira until 07:41 Thu
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:01, then Siddha until 11:08 Thu
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 11:43 · Vanija until 21:59 · Vishti until 08:22 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:45The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 42 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:20Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:27Upper 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
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika 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.

  • Vrishchika sankrantiWednesday 16 November

Next Ekadashi

  • Utpanna EkadashiFriday 25 NovemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:53 and 08:58.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.