Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 25 September 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:11, sunset 18:14. Abhijit 11:49 to 12:37. Yamaganda 12:13 to 13:43. Gulika Kalam 15:13 to 16:44. Rahu Kalam 16:44 to 18:14.00061218Moonset 13:26Moonrise 23:31

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 25 September 2005

Sunday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 01:04 Mon, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 25 September

Rahu Kalam runs 16:44 to 18:14. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:11
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:49 to 12:37
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:13 to 13:43
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:26
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:13 to 16:44
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:44 to 18:14
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:14
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:31

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 01:04 Mon · Navami until 03:11 Tue
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:51, then Ardra until 11:15 Mon
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:05, then Variyan until 12:32 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 12:11 · Kaulava until 01:04 Mon · Taitila until 14:05 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:14Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 3 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:26Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:31Upper 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.

  • ashtamiSunday 25 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Indira EkadashiThursday 29 SeptemberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:14 and 08:36.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.