Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 20 October 2060A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:25, sunset 17:46. Yamaganda 07:50 to 09:15. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:06. Rahu Kalam 12:06 to 13:31.00061218Moonset 15:52Moonrise 03:36

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 20 October 2060

Wednesday is Rama Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi all day. Break the fast on Thursday between 06:26 and 07:38.

Times forNew Delhi · 20 October

Rahu Kalam runs 12:06 to 13:31. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:25
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:50 to 09:15
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:41 to 12:06
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:06 to 13:31
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:52
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:46
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:36 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashiThe twelfth lunar day of the waning MoonDwadashi until 07:38 Thu
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:30 Thu, then Uttara Phalguni until 08:10 Fri
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:39, then Brahma until 11:02 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 18:41 · Taitila until 07:38 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:25The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:46Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:52Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:36Upper 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
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVikramaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Rama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 20 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday between 06:26 and 07:38.

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiThursday 4 NovemberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:37 and 08:47.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.