Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 17 September 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:07, sunset 18:24. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:40. Yamaganda 12:16 to 13:48. Gulika Kalam 15:20 to 16:52. Rahu Kalam 16:52 to 18:24.00061218Moonset 15:42Moonrise 02:12

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 17 September 2006

Sunday in New Delhi.

Ekadashi all day.

Observed today Kanya sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 September

Rahu Kalam runs 16:52 to 18:24. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:07
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:40
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:16 to 13:48
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:20 to 16:52
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:42
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:52 to 18:24
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:24
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:12 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashiThe eleventh lunar day of the waning MoonEkadashi until 07:37 Mon
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:26, then Pushya until 14:43 Mon
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:05 Mon, then Shiva until 06:39 Tue
  • KaranaBava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 18:45 · Balava until 07:37 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:24Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 17 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:42Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:12Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

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
  • SamvatsaraVyayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kanya sankrantiSunday 17 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Indira EkadashiMonday 18 SeptemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:08 and 08:34.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.