Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 16 November 2078A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:45, sunset 17:27. Yamaganda 08:05 to 09:25. Gulika Kalam 10:45 to 12:06. Rahu Kalam 12:06 to 13:26.00061218Moonset 03:57Moonrise 15:18

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 16 November 2078

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

Ekadashi until 07:53, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.

Observed today Trisparsha Mahadwadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 16 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 09:25
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:45 to 12:06
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:06 to 13:26
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:18
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:57 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:45 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then Dwadashi, then TrayodashiThe eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 07:53 · Dwadashi until 05:04 Thu · Trayodashi until 01:46 Fri
  • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:59, then Revati until 14:41 Thu
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:48, then Siddhi until 19:01 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 07:53 · Bava until 18:32 · Balava until 05:04 Thu · Kaulava until 15:28 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 42 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:57Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise15:18Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Prabodhini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 16 NovemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
  • Trisparsha MahadwadashiWednesday 16 November

Next Ekadashi

  • Utpanna EkadashiWednesday 30 NovemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:57 and 09:01.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.