Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 21 October 2082A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:26, sunset 17:45. Yamaganda 07:51 to 09:16. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:06. Rahu Kalam 12:06 to 13:30.00061218Moonset 17:12

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 21 October 2082

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 00:22 Thu, then Pratipada.

Observed today Diwali Lakshmi puja, New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 21 October

Rahu Kalam runs 12:06 to 13:30. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:26 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:26
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:51 to 09:16
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:41 to 12:06
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:06 to 13:30
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:12
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:45

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:26 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 00:22 Thu · Pratipada until 20:27 Thu
  • NakshatraHasta, Chitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:57, then Chitra until 04:50 Thu, then Swati until 01:43 Fri
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:10, then Vishkambha until 08:47 Thu
  • KaranaChatushpada, Naga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 14:19 · Naga until 00:22 Thu · Kimstughna until 10:24 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:26The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:45Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:12Upper 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
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraShubhakritThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Diwali Lakshmi pujaWednesday 21 October
  • New moonWednesday 21 October
  • Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 21 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiSunday 1 NovemberBreak the fast on Monday between 06:34 and 08:46.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.