Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 7 October 2105A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:17, sunset 18:01. Yamaganda 07:45 to 09:13. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:09. Rahu Kalam 12:09 to 13:37.00061218Moonset 17:23

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 7 October 2105

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 06:45, then Amavasya.

Observed today Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 7 October

Rahu Kalam runs 12:09 to 13:37. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:17 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:17
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:45 to 09:13
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:41 to 12:09
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:09 to 13:37
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:23
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:01

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:17 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then AmavasyaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 06:45 · Amavasya until 07:40 Thu
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:43, then Hasta until 15:22 Thu
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:04, then Indra until 21:58 Thu
  • KaranaShakuni, Chatushpada, then NagaHalf of a lunar dayShakuni until 06:45 · Chatushpada until 19:09 · Naga until 07:40 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:17The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:01Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 44 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:23Upper 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
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKrodhanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 7 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiMonday 19 OctoberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:03 and 08:41.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.