Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 5 October 2033A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:16, sunset 18:02. Yamaganda 07:45 to 09:13. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:09. Rahu Kalam 12:09 to 13:38.00061218Moonset 03:39Moonrise 15:46

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 5 October 2033

Wednesday is Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 03:02 Thu, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 5 October

Rahu Kalam runs 12:09 to 13:38. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:16 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:16
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:45 to 09:13
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:41 to 12:09
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:09 to 13:38
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:46
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:02
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:39 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:16 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 03:02 Thu · Trayodashi until 23:48 Thu
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:16, then Shatabhisha until 15:00 Thu
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:07 Thu, then Ganda until 21:21 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 16:29 · Balava until 03:02 Thu · Kaulava until 13:28 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:16The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:02Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 46 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:39Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise15:46Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPramadiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 5 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiTuesday 18 OctoberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:15 and 17:47.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.