Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 4 September 1991A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:00, sunset 18:40. Yamaganda 07:35 to 09:10. Gulika Kalam 10:45 to 12:20. Rahu Kalam 12:20 to 13:55.00061218Moonset 15:32Moonrise 02:19

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 4 September 1991

Wednesday is Aja Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 06:16, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 13:36 and 18:38.

Times forNew Delhi · 4 September

Rahu Kalam runs 12:20 to 13:55. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:00 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:00
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:35 to 09:10
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:45 to 12:20
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:20 to 13:55
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:32
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:40
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:19 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:00 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then Ekadashi, then DwadashiThe tenth, eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 06:16 · Ekadashi until 03:36 Thu · Dwadashi until 00:48 Fri
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:49, then Punarvasu until 08:54 Thu
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:09 Thu, then Variyan until 21:46 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 06:16 · Bava until 16:58 · Balava until 03:36 Thu · Kaulava until 14:13 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:00The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:40Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 40 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:32Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:19Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraPrajapatiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Aja EkadashiWednesday 4 SeptemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:36 and 18:38.

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiThursday 19 SeptemberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:40 and 08:34.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.