Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 17 September 1987A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:07, sunset 18:25. Yamaganda 06:07 to 07:39. Gulika Kalam 09:11 to 10:43. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:40. Rahu Kalam 13:48 to 15:20.00061218Moonset 15:14Moonrise 01:30

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 17 September 1987

Thursday in New Delhi.

Dashami until 22:45, then Ekadashi.

Observed today Kanya sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 September

Rahu Kalam runs 13:48 to 15:20. 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.06:07 to 07:39
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:11 to 10:43
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:40
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:48 to 15:20
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:14
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:25
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:30 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 22:45 · Ekadashi until 01:13 Sat
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:18 Fri, then Pushya until 07:17 Sat
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:32, then Parigha until 21:29 Fri
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 09:31 · Vishti until 22:45 · Bava until 11:59 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:25Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 18 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:14Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday

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
  • SamvatsaraPrabhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kanya sankrantiThursday 17 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Indira EkadashiFriday 18 SeptemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 07:49 and 08:34.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.