Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 20 October 2106A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:25, sunset 17:47. Yamaganda 07:50 to 09:15. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:06. Rahu Kalam 12:06 to 13:31.00061218Moonset 13:13Moonrise 00:39

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 20 October 2106

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 13:21, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 20 October

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:25
  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. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:13
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:47
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:39 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 13:21 · Navami until 11:15 Thu
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, Pushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:48, then Pushya until 05:24 Thu, then Ashlesha until 04:08 Fri
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:52, then Sadhya until 13:01 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 13:21 · Taitila until 00:17 Thu · Gara until 11:15 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:25The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:47Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:13Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:39Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraAkshayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiWednesday 20 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiFriday 22 OctoberBreak the fast on Sunday 24 Oct after sunrise.
  • Rama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 23 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.