Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 18 September 2002A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:07, sunset 18:23. Yamaganda 07:39 to 09:11. Gulika Kalam 10:43 to 12:15. Rahu Kalam 12:15 to 13:47.00061218Moonset 03:53Moonrise 16:56

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 18 September 2002

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 13:40, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 18 September

Rahu Kalam runs 12:15 to 13:47. 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. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:43 to 12:15
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:15 to 13:47
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:56
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:23
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:53 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 13:40 · Trayodashi until 15:20 Thu
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:43, then Dhanishtha until 11:54 Thu
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:41 Thu, then Dhriti until 02:05 Fri
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 13:40 · Kaulava until 02:27 Thu · Taitila until 15:20 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:23Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 16 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:53Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise16:56Upper 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.

  • PradoshWednesday 18 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.