Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 23 October 2137A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:27, sunset 17:44. Yamaganda 07:51 to 09:16. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:05. Rahu Kalam 12:05 to 13:30.00061218Moonset 01:37Moonrise 14:24

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 23 October 2137

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Navami until 10:40, then Dashami.

Observed today Dussehra

Times forNew Delhi · 23 October

Rahu Kalam runs 12:05 to 13:30. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:27 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:27
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:51 to 09:16
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:41 to 12:05
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:05 to 13:30
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:24
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:44
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:37 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:27 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waxing MoonNavami until 10:40 · Dashami until 08:55 Thu
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:44, then Dhanishtha until 11:42 Thu
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:39, then Ganda until 14:07 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 10:40 · Taitila until 21:46 · Gara until 08:55 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:27The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:44Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 17 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:37Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise14:24Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraHevilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • DussehraWednesday 23 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiThursday 24 OctoberBreak the fast on Saturday 26 Oct after sunrise.
  • Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 25 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.