Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 24 October 2040A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:28, sunset 17:42. Yamaganda 07:52 to 09:16. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:05. Rahu Kalam 12:05 to 13:29.00061218Moonset 10:20Moonrise 20:42

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 24 October 2040

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 10:30, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 24 October

Rahu Kalam runs 12:05 to 13:29. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:28 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:28
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:52 to 09:16
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:20
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:41 to 12:05
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:05 to 13:29
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:42
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:42

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:28 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 10:30 · Panchami until 12:09 Thu
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:19, then Mrigashira until 09:26 Thu
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:01, then Parigha until 07:08 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 10:30 · Kaulava until 23:15 · Taitila until 12:09 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:28The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:42Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 15 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:20Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:42Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRaudraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiWednesday 24 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiWednesday 31 OctoberBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:06 and 08:45.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.