Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 19 October 2067A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:24, sunset 17:48. Yamaganda 07:50 to 09:15. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:06. Rahu Kalam 12:06 to 13:31.00061218Moonset 03:56Moonrise 15:30

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 19 October 2067

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

Dwadashi until 00:15 Thu, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 19 October

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:24
  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. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:30
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:48
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:56 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 00:15 Thu · Trayodashi until 21:26 Thu
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:58, then Purva Bhadrapada until 12:52 Thu
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:16, then Dhruva until 19:48 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 13:40 · Balava until 00:15 Thu · Kaulava until 10:50 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:24The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:48Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:56Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise15:30Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 19 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiWednesday 2 NovemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:11 and 17:34.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.