Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 5 October 2039A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:16, sunset 18:03. Yamaganda 07:44 to 09:13. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:09. Rahu Kalam 12:09 to 13:38.00061218Moonset 08:48Moonrise 20:03

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 5 October 2039

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 15:35, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Sankashti Chaturthi

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.07:44 to 09:13
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:48
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:41 to 12:09
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:09 to 13:38
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:03
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:03

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:16 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 15:35 · Chaturthi until 17:37 Thu
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:36, then Krittika until 00:15 Fri
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:14, then Vajra until 07:38 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 15:35 · Bava until 04:32 Thu · Balava until 17:37 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:16The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:03Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 47 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:48Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:03Upper 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
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSiddharthiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 5 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Parama EkadashiThursday 13 OctoberBreak the fast on Saturday 15 Oct after sunrise.
  • Parama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 14 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.