Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 4 October 2045A 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 12:10. Rahu Kalam 12:10 to 13:38.00061218Moonset 13:49Moonrise 00:22

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 4 October 2045

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 11:11, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 4 October

Rahu Kalam runs 12:10 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. 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.13:49
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:03
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:22 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:16 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 11:11 · Navami until 09:12 Thu
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:59 Thu, then Pushya until 03:25 Fri
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:49, then Shiva until 13:59 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 11:11 · Taitila until 22:14 · Gara until 09:12 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 48 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:49Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:22Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKrodhanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiWednesday 4 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Indira EkadashiFriday 6 OctoberBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:19 and 18:00.
  • Indira Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 7 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.