Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 17 October 2046A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:23, sunset 17:50. Yamaganda 07:49 to 09:15. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:06. Rahu Kalam 12:06 to 13:32.00061218Moonset 08:21Moonrise 19:00

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 17 October 2046

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 09:26, then Tritiya.

Observed today Tula sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 October

Rahu Kalam runs 12:06 to 13:32. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:23 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:23
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:49 to 09:15
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:21
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:41 to 12:06
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:06 to 13:32
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:50
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:00

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:23 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 09:26 · Tritiya until 11:10 Thu
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:49, then Krittika until 18:01 Thu
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:31 Thu, then Vyatipata until 04:37 Fri
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 09:26 · Vanija until 22:20 · Vishti until 11:10 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:23The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:50Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 26 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:21Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:00Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraAkshayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Tula sankrantiWednesday 17 October

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.