Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 26 September 1993A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:11, sunset 18:13. Abhijit 11:48 to 12:36. Yamaganda 12:12 to 13:43. Gulika Kalam 15:13 to 16:43. Rahu Kalam 16:43 to 18:13.00061218Moonset 03:04Moonrise 15:32

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 26 September 1993

Sunday is Parsva Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 15:42, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 06:12 and 08:35.

Times forNew Delhi · 26 September

Rahu Kalam runs 16:43 to 18:13. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:11 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:11
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:48 to 12:36
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:12 to 13:43
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:13 to 16:43
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:32
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:43 to 18:13
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:13
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:04 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 15:42 · Dwadashi until 17:31 Mon
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:10, then Dhanishtha until 21:35 Mon
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:42, then Dhriti until 20:08 Mon
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 15:42 · Bava until 04:34 Mon · Balava until 17:31 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:13Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 2 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:04Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise15:32Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraShrimukhaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Parsva EkadashiSunday 26 SeptemberBreak the fast on Monday between 06:12 and 08:35.

Next Ekadashi

  • Indira EkadashiMonday 11 OctoberBreak the fast on Wednesday 13 Oct after sunrise.
  • Indira Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 12 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.