Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 5 October 2146A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:16, sunset 18:03. Yamaganda 07:44 to 09:13. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:09. Rahu Kalam 12:09 to 13:38.00061218Moonset 17:53

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 5 October 2146

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 02:05 Thu, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 5 October

Rahu Kalam runs 12:09 to 13:38. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:16 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:16
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:44 to 09:13
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:41 to 12:09
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:09 to 13:38
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:53
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:03

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:16 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 02:05 Thu · Pratipada until 01:38 Fri
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:48, then Hasta until 14:16 Thu
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:07 Thu, then Indra until 00:39 Fri
  • KaranaChatushpada, Naga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 14:06 · Naga until 02:05 Thu · Kimstughna until 13:55 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:16The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:03Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 47 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:53Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraParabhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonWednesday 5 October
  • Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 5 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiSaturday 15 OctoberBreak the fast on Monday 17 Oct after sunrise.
  • Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 16 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.