Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 11 October 2045A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:20, sunset 17:56. Yamaganda 07:47 to 09:14. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:08. Rahu Kalam 12:08 to 13:35.00061218Moonset 18:17Moonrise 07:06

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 11 October 2045

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 13:29, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Navaratri begins

Times forNew Delhi · 11 October

Rahu Kalam runs 12:08 to 13:35. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:20 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:20
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:06
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:47 to 09:14
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:41 to 12:08
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:08 to 13:35
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:56
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:17

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:20 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 13:29 · Dwitiya until 11:20 Thu
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:45, then Swati until 13:21 Thu
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:45, then Vishkambha until 10:51 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 13:29 · Balava until 00:21 Thu · Kaulava until 11:20 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:20The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:56Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 36 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:06Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKrodhanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Navaratri beginsWednesday 11 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiSaturday 21 OctoberBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:27 and 08:41.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.