Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 21 October 2026A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:26, sunset 17:46. Yamaganda 07:51 to 09:16. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:06. Rahu Kalam 12:06 to 13:31.00061218Moonset 02:23Moonrise 14:51

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 21 October 2026

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Dashami until 14:12, then Ekadashi.

Times forNew Delhi · 21 October

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:26 to the next sunrise.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:26
    2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:51 to 09:16
    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.14:51
    6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:46
    7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:23 Thu

    Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:26 to the next sunrise
    • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 14:12 · Ekadashi until 14:49 Thu
    • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:48, then Shatabhisha until 20:49 Thu
    • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:33 Thu, then Vriddhi until 23:40 Thu
    • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 14:12 · Vanija until 02:36 Thu · Vishti until 14:49 Thu

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise06:26The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset17:46Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 20 min of daylight
    • Moonset02:23Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
    • Moonrise14:51Upper 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
    • SamvatsaraParabhavaThe 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 EkadashiThursday 22 OctoberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:27 and 08:42.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.