Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 3 October 2136A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:15, sunset 18:05. Yamaganda 07:44 to 09:13. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:10. Rahu Kalam 12:10 to 13:39.00061218Moonset 00:19Moonrise 14:02

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 3 October 2136

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 09:25, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

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.14:02
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:05
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:19 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 09:25 · Navami until 07:51 Thu
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:58, then Uttara Ashadha until 19:19 Thu
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:55, then Atiganda until 09:34 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 09:25 · Balava until 20:35 · Kaulava until 07:51 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:05Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 49 min of daylight
  • Moonset00:19Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise14:02Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDurmukhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiWednesday 3 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiFriday 5 OctoberBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:20 and 18:01.
  • Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 6 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.