Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 18 October 2079A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:24, sunset 17:49. Yamaganda 07:49 to 09:15. Gulika Kalam 10:40 to 12:06. Rahu Kalam 12:06 to 13:32.00061218Moonset 14:09Moonrise 00:49

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 18 October 2079

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Navami until 02:08 Thu, then Dashami.

Observed today Tula sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 18 October

Rahu Kalam runs 12:06 to 13:32. 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.07:49 to 09:15
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:40 to 12:06
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:06 to 13:32
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:09
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:49
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:49 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waning MoonNavami until 02:08 Thu · Dashami until 00:44 Fri
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:41, then Ashlesha until 21:56 Thu
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:07, then Sadhya until 08:39 Thu
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 14:58 · Gara until 02:08 Thu · Vanija until 13:24 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:24The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:49Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:09Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:49Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Tula sankrantiWednesday 18 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiFriday 20 OctoberBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:26 and 08:41.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.