Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 21 September 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:09, sunset 18:19. Yamaganda 07:40 to 09:11. Gulika Kalam 10:43 to 12:14. Rahu Kalam 12:14 to 13:45.00061218Moonset 09:22Moonrise 20:25

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 21 September 2005

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 22:42, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 21 September

Rahu Kalam runs 12:14 to 13:45. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:09 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:09
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:40 to 09:11
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:22
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:43 to 12:14
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:14 to 13:45
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:19
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:25

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 22:42 · Panchami until 22:11 Thu
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:30 Thu, then Krittika until 05:53 Fri
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:24, then Harshana until 13:40 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 11:15 · Balava until 22:42 · Kaulava until 10:21 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:19Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 10 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:22Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:25Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiWednesday 21 September
  • Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 21 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Indira EkadashiThursday 29 SeptemberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:14 and 08:36.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.