Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 10 October 2046A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:19, sunset 17:57. Yamaganda 07:46 to 09:13. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:08. Rahu Kalam 12:08 to 13:35.00061218Moonset 03:02Moonrise 15:23

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 10 October 2046

Wednesday is Papankusha Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 19:22, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 06:20 and 08:38.

Times forNew Delhi · 10 October

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:19 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:19
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:46 to 09:13
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:41 to 12:08
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:08 to 13:35
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:23
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:57
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:02 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:19 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 19:22 · Dwadashi until 21:46 Thu
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:53, then Shatabhisha until 01:48 Fri
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:23, then Ganda until 00:14 Fri
  • KaranaVishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 19:22 · Bava until 08:33 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:19The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:57Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 38 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:02Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise15:23Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraAkshayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papankusha EkadashiWednesday 10 OctoberBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:20 and 08:38.

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiThursday 25 OctoberBreak the fast on Saturday 27 Oct after sunrise.
  • Rama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 26 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.