Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 3 October 2040A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:15, sunset 18:04. Yamaganda 07:44 to 09:13. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:10. Rahu Kalam 12:10 to 13:38.00061218Moonset 16:48Moonrise 04:17

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 3 October 2040

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 08:22, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 3 October

Rahu Kalam runs 12:10 to 13:38. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:15
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:44 to 09:13
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:41 to 12:10
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:10 to 13:38
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:48
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:04
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:17 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 08:22 · Trayodashi until 09:43 Thu
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:43, then Purva Phalguni until 16:31 Thu
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:17 Thu, then Shukla until 03:00 Fri
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 08:22 · Gara until 21:06 · Vanija until 09:43 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:04Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 49 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:48Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraRaudraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshWednesday 3 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiTuesday 16 OctoberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:24 and 08:40.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.