Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 16 September 2004A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:07, sunset 18:25. Yamaganda 06:07 to 07:39. Gulika Kalam 09:11 to 10:43. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:40. Rahu Kalam 13:48 to 15:20.00061218Moonset 19:34Moonrise 07:33

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 16 September 2004

Thursday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 18:43, then Tritiya.

Observed today Kanya sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 16 September

Rahu Kalam runs 13:48 to 15:20. 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.06:07 to 07:39
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:33
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:11 to 10:43
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:40
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:48 to 15:20
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:25
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:34

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waxing MoonDwitiya until 18:43 · Tritiya until 17:33 Fri
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:23, then Chitra until 16:57 Fri
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:48, then Brahma until 09:51 Fri
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 07:11 · Kaulava until 18:43 · Taitila until 06:11 Fri

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
  • Moonset19:34Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:33Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraTaranaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kanya sankrantiThursday 16 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiFriday 24 SeptemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:54 and 08:35.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.