Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 25 September 2002A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:11, sunset 18:15. Yamaganda 07:41 to 09:12. Gulika Kalam 10:42 to 12:13. Rahu Kalam 12:13 to 13:43.00061218Moonset 09:10Moonrise 20:30

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 25 September 2002

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 05:21 Thu, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 25 September

Rahu Kalam runs 12:13 to 13:43. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:11
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:41 to 09:12
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:10
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:42 to 12:13
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:13 to 13:43
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:15
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:30

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 05:21 Thu · Panchami until 07:30 Fri
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:00 Thu, then Krittika until 07:41 Fri
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:19, then Harshana until 07:11 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 16:10 · Balava until 05:21 Thu · Kaulava until 18:29 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:15Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 4 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:30Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraChitrabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiWednesday 25 September
  • Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 25 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.