Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 17 September 1991A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:07, sunset 18:25. Yamaganda 09:11 to 10:43. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:40. Gulika Kalam 12:16 to 13:48. Rahu Kalam 15:20 to 16:52.00061218Moonset 00:48Moonrise 14:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 17 September 1991

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Navami until 19:19, then Dashami.

Observed today Kanya sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 September

Rahu Kalam runs 15:20 to 16:52. 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.09:11 to 10:43
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:40
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:16 to 13:48
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:16
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:20 to 16:52
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:25
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:48 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waxing MoonNavami until 19:19 · Dashami until 21:53 Wed
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:56, then Purva Ashadha until 12:03 Wed
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:42 Wed, then Shobhana until 04:41 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 19:19 · Taitila until 08:37 Wed

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
  • Moonset00:48Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise14:16Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPrajapatiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kanya sankrantiTuesday 17 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiThursday 19 SeptemberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:40 and 08:34.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.