Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 3 October 2131A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:15, sunset 18:06. Yamaganda 07:44 to 09:13. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:10. Rahu Kalam 12:10 to 13:39.00061218Moonset 03:21Moonrise 16:08

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 3 October 2131

Wednesday is Papankusha Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 09:28, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 06:16 and 07:40.

Times forNew Delhi · 3 October

Rahu Kalam runs 12:10 to 13:39. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:15
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:44 to 09:13
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:41 to 12:10
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:10 to 13:39
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:08
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:06
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:21 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 06:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 09:28 · Dwadashi until 07:41 Thu
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:07 Thu, then Shatabhisha until 02:27 Fri
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:44, then Shula until 17:51 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 09:28 · Bava until 20:40 · Balava until 07:41 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:06Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 51 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:21Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise16:08Upper 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
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papankusha EkadashiWednesday 3 OctoberBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:16 and 07:40.

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiTuesday 16 OctoberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 08:19 and 08:40.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.