Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 17 September 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:07, sunset 18:25. Yamaganda 07:39 to 09:11. Gulika Kalam 10:43 to 12:16. Rahu Kalam 12:16 to 13:48.00061218Moonset 11:52Moonrise 22:23

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 17 September 2003

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 08:55, then Saptami.

Observed today Kanya sankranti, shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 17 September

Rahu Kalam runs 12:16 to 13:48. 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 12:16
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:52
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:16 to 13:48
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:25
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:23

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 08:55 · Saptami until 11:25 Thu
  • NakshatraRohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:02 Thu
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:11 Thu, then Siddhi until 01:00 Fri
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 08:55 · Vishti until 22:12 · Bava until 11:25 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:25Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 18 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:52Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:23Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSvabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kanya sankrantiWednesday 17 September
  • shashthiWednesday 17 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Indira EkadashiMonday 22 SeptemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:10 and 08:35.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.