Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 18 October 2034A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:24, sunset 17:49. Yamaganda 07:49 to 09:15. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:06. Rahu Kalam 12:06 to 13:32.00061218Moonset 22:12Moonrise 11:15

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 18 October 2034

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 03:02 Thu, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 18 October

Rahu Kalam runs 12:06 to 13:32. 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.07:49 to 09:15
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:41 to 12:06
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:15
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:06 to 13:32
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:49
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:12

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 03:02 Thu · Saptami until 04:51 Fri
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:13 Thu, then Purva Ashadha until 05:33 Fri
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:36, then Atiganda until 13:10 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 13:57 · Taitila until 03:02 Thu · Gara until 16:00 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:24The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:49Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:12Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise11:15Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraAnandaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiWednesday 18 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiMonday 23 OctoberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:13 and 17:42.
  • Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 24 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.