Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 16 September 1992A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:07, sunset 18:25. Yamaganda 07:39 to 09:11. Gulika Kalam 10:43 to 12:16. Rahu Kalam 12:16 to 13:48.00061218Moonset 09:44Moonrise 20:41

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 16 September 1992

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 13:45, then Panchami.

Observed today Kanya sankranti, chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 16 September

Rahu Kalam runs 12:16 to 13:48. 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. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:44
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:43 to 12:16
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:16 to 13:48
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:25
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:41

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna 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 waning MoonChaturthi until 13:45 · Panchami until 14:18 Thu
  • NakshatraBharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:15 Thu
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:19, then Harshana until 22:34 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 13:45 · Kaulava until 02:05 Thu · Taitila until 14:18 Thu

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
  • Moonset09:44Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:41Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kanya sankrantiWednesday 16 September
  • chaturthiWednesday 16 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Indira EkadashiTuesday 22 SeptemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:26 and 18:16.
  • Indira Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 23 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.