Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 7 September 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:02, sunset 18:36. Yamaganda 07:36 to 09:11. Gulika Kalam 10:45 to 12:19. Rahu Kalam 12:19 to 13:53.00061218Moonset 20:30Moonrise 08:59

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 7 September 2005

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi all day.

Observed today Ganesh Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 7 September

Rahu Kalam runs 12:19 to 13:53. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:02 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:02
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:36 to 09:11
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:59
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:45 to 12:19
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:19 to 13:53
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:36
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.20:30

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:02 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthiThe fourth lunar day of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 06:17 Thu
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:49 Thu, then Swati until 01:58 Fri
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:37, then Brahma until 10:14 Thu
  • KaranaVanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 17:53 · Vishti until 06:17 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:02The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:36Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 34 min of daylight
  • Moonset20:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise08:59Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Ganesh ChaturthiWednesday 7 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiWednesday 14 SeptemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:06 and 08:34.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.