Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 17 November 2066A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:45, sunset 17:27. Yamaganda 08:05 to 09:26. Gulika Kalam 10:46 to 12:06. Rahu Kalam 12:06 to 13:26.00061218Moonset 17:08

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 17 November 2066

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 18:37, then Pratipada.

Observed today Vrishchika sankranti, New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 17 November

Rahu Kalam runs 12:06 to 13:26. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:45 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:45
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:05 to 09:26
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:46 to 12:06
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:06 to 13:26
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:08
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:45 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 18:37 · Pratipada until 15:38 Thu
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:56, then Anuradha until 20:39 Thu
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:41 Thu, then Atiganda until 22:59 Thu
  • KaranaChatushpada, Naga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 08:00 · Naga until 18:37 · Kimstughna until 05:09 Thu · Bava until 15:38 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:45The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 41 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:08Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVyayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vrishchika sankrantiWednesday 17 November
  • New moonWednesday 17 November
  • Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 17 November

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiSaturday 27 NovemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:54 and 08:59.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.