Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 18 November 2020A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:46, sunset 17:26. Yamaganda 08:06 to 09:26. Gulika Kalam 10:46 to 12:06. Rahu Kalam 12:06 to 13:26.00061218Moonset 20:28Moonrise 10:01

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 18 November 2020

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 23:17, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 18 November

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:46 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:46
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:06 to 09:26
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:01
  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.17:26
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.20:28

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:46 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 23:17 · Panchami until 22:00 Thu
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:40, then Purva Ashadha until 09:38 Thu
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:30, then Shula until 09:57 Thu
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 12:12 · Vishti until 23:17 · Bava until 10:32 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:46The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:26Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 40 min of daylight
  • Moonset20:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise10:01Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSharvariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiWednesday 18 November

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiWednesday 25 NovemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:12 and 17:24.
  • Prabodhini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 26 NovemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday between 06:54 and 07:46.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.