Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 31 October 2040A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:33, sunset 17:37. Yamaganda 07:56 to 09:19. Gulika Kalam 10:42 to 12:05. Rahu Kalam 12:05 to 13:28.00061218Moonset 15:18Moonrise 03:00

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 31 October 2040

Wednesday is Rama Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 00:54 Thu, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 07:06 and 08:45.

Times forNew Delhi · 31 October

Rahu Kalam runs 12:05 to 13:28. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:33 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:33
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:56 to 09:19
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:42 to 12:05
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:05 to 13:28
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:18
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:37
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:00 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:33 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 00:54 Thu · Dwadashi until 01:42 Fri
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:06 Thu, then Uttara Phalguni until 02:28 Fri
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:56, then Indra until 10:45 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 12:15 · Balava until 00:54 Thu · Kaulava until 13:23 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:33The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:37Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 4 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:18Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:00Upper 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
  • 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.

  • Rama EkadashiWednesday 31 OctoberBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:06 and 08:45.

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiWednesday 14 NovemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 08:27 and 08:52.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.