Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 17 September 2002A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:07, sunset 18:24. 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 02:56Moonrise 16:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 17 September 2002

Tuesday is Parsva Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 12:21, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:08 and 08:34.

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. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:20 to 16:52
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:16
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:24
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:56 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 12:21 · Dwadashi until 13:40 Wed
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:52, then Shravana until 09:43 Wed
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:32 Wed, then Sukarma until 01:41 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 12:21 · Bava until 00:57 Wed · Balava until 13:40 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:24Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 17 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:56Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise16:16Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraChitrabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Parsva EkadashiTuesday 17 SeptemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:08 and 08:34.
  • Kanya sankrantiTuesday 17 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Indira EkadashiWednesday 2 OctoberBreak the fast on Friday 4 Oct after sunrise.
  • Indira Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 3 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.