Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 16 September 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:07, sunset 18:25. Yamaganda 09:11 to 10:43. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:40. Gulika Kalam 12:16 to 13:48. Rahu Kalam 15:20 to 16:53.00061218Moonset 06:50Moonrise 18:49

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 16 September 2008

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 13:14, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Kanya sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 16 September

Rahu Kalam runs 15:20 to 16:53. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:07
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:50
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:11 to 10:43
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:40
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:16 to 13:48
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:20 to 16:53
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:25
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:49

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 13:14 · Dwitiya until 11:20 Wed
  • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:33, then Revati until 20:16 Wed
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:55, then Vriddhi until 13:15 Wed
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 13:14 · Taitila until 00:19 Wed · Gara until 11:20 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:25Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 18 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:50Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise18:49Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kanya sankrantiTuesday 16 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Indira EkadashiThursday 25 SeptemberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:12 and 08:35.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.