Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 20 September 1992A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:09, sunset 18:20. Abhijit 11:50 to 12:39. Yamaganda 12:14 to 13:46. Gulika Kalam 15:17 to 16:49. Rahu Kalam 16:49 to 18:20.00061218Moonset 13:33Moonrise 00:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 20 September 1992

Sunday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 12:46, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 20 September

Rahu Kalam runs 16:49 to 18:20. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:09 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:09
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:50 to 12:39
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:14 to 13:46
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:33
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:17 to 16:49
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:49 to 18:20
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:20
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:16 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 12:46 · Navami until 11:03 Mon
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:14, then Ardra until 06:24 Mon
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:42, then Variyan until 15:07 Mon
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 12:46 · Taitila until 23:59 · Gara until 11:03 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:20Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 12 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:33Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:16Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

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.

  • ashtamiSunday 20 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.