Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 8 November 2056A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:39, sunset 17:31. Yamaganda 08:00 to 09:22. Gulika Kalam 10:43 to 12:05. Rahu Kalam 12:05 to 13:26.00061218Moonset 18:28Moonrise 07:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 8 November 2056

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 14:00, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Govardhan puja, Bhai Dooj

Times forNew Delhi · 8 November

Rahu Kalam runs 12:05 to 13:26. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:39 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:39
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:16
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:00 to 09:22
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:43 to 12:05
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:05 to 13:26
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:31
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:28

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:39 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 14:00 · Dwitiya until 10:18 Thu
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:55, then Anuradha until 09:59 Thu
  • YogaSaubhagya, Shobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:01, then Shobhana until 05:44 Thu, then Atiganda until 01:41 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 14:00 · Balava until 00:07 Thu · Kaulava until 10:18 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:39The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:31Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 52 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:16Upper 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
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Govardhan pujaWednesday 8 November
  • Bhai DoojWednesday 8 November

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiFriday 17 NovemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 08:52 and 08:54.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.