Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 23 September 2007A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:10, sunset 18:17. Abhijit 11:49 to 12:38. Yamaganda 12:14 to 13:44. Gulika Kalam 15:15 to 16:46. Rahu Kalam 16:46 to 18:17.00061218Moonset 03:11Moonrise 16:07

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 23 September 2007

Sunday is Parsva Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 10:59, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 06:11 and 08:35.

Times forNew Delhi · 23 September

Rahu Kalam runs 16:46 to 18:17. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:10 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:10
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:49 to 12:38
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:14 to 13:44
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:15 to 16:46
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:07
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:46 to 18:17
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:17
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:11 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 10:59 · Dwadashi until 09:27 Mon
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:36, then Dhanishtha until 19:29 Mon
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:41 Mon, then Dhriti until 23:57 Mon
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 10:59 · Bava until 22:19 · Balava until 09:27 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:17Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 8 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise16:07Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Parsva EkadashiSunday 23 SeptemberBreak the fast on Monday between 06:11 and 08:35.

Next Ekadashi

  • Indira EkadashiSaturday 6 OctoberBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:20 and 18:00.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.