Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 20 September 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:08, sunset 18:21. Yamaganda 07:40 to 09:11. Gulika Kalam 10:43 to 12:14. Rahu Kalam 12:14 to 13:46.00061218Moonset 17:21Moonrise 04:58

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 20 September 2006

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 12:01, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Monthly Shivaratri

Times forNew Delhi · 20 September

Rahu Kalam runs 12:14 to 13:46. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:08 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:08
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:40 to 09:11
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:43 to 12:14
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:14 to 13:46
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:21
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:21
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:58 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:08 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waning MoonTrayodashi until 12:01 · Chaturdashi until 14:36 Thu
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:22, then Purva Phalguni until 23:30 Thu
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:29, then Sadhya until 08:28 Thu
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then ShakuniHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 12:01 · Vishti until 01:17 Thu · Shakuni until 14:36 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:08The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:21Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 12 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:21Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:58Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday

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.

  • Monthly ShivaratriWednesday 20 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiTuesday 3 OctoberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:16 and 08:37.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.