Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 18 September 1985A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:07, sunset 18:23. Yamaganda 07:39 to 09:11. Gulika Kalam 10:43 to 12:15. Rahu Kalam 12:15 to 13:47.00061218Moonset 20:52Moonrise 09:45

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 18 September 1985

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 12:32, then Panchami.

Observed today Ganesh Chaturthi, chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 18 September

Rahu Kalam runs 12:15 to 13:47. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:07
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:39 to 09:11
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:45
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:43 to 12:15
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:15 to 13:47
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:23
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.20:52

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 12:32 · Panchami until 09:48 Thu
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:06, then Vishakha until 11:09 Thu
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:57 Thu, then Vishkambha until 22:46 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 12:32 · Bava until 23:08 · Balava until 09:48 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:23Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 16 min of daylight
  • Moonset20:52Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:45Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKrodhanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Ganesh ChaturthiWednesday 18 September
  • chaturthiWednesday 18 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiTuesday 24 SeptemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:57 and 08:35.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.