Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 8 October 2036A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:18, sunset 17:59. Yamaganda 07:46 to 09:13. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:08. Rahu Kalam 12:08 to 13:36.00061218Moonset 08:44Moonrise 20:10

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 8 October 2036

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 16:37, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Karva Chauth, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 8 October

Rahu Kalam runs 12:08 to 13:36. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:18 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:18
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:46 to 09:13
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:44
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:41 to 12:08
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:08 to 13:36
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:59
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:10

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:18 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 16:37 · Chaturthi until 16:05 Thu
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:18, then Krittika until 15:27 Thu
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:42, then Siddhi until 17:09 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 16:37 · Bava until 04:24 Thu · Balava until 16:05 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:18The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:59Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 41 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:44Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:10Upper 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
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraNalaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Karva ChauthWednesday 8 October
  • Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 8 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiWednesday 15 OctoberBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:16 and 17:50.
  • Rama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 16 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.