Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 18 September 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:08, sunset 18:22. Yamaganda 06:08 to 07:39. Gulika Kalam 09:11 to 10:43. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:39. Rahu Kalam 13:47 to 15:19.00061218Moonset 08:58Moonrise 20:03

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 18 September 2008

Thursday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 09:08, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 18 September

Rahu Kalam runs 13:47 to 15:19. 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.06:08 to 07:39
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:58
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:11 to 10:43
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:39
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:47 to 15:19
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:22
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:03

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:08 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 09:08 · Chaturthi until 06:46 Fri
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:45, then Bharani until 17:07 Fri
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:21, then Vyaghata until 07:19 Fri
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 09:08 · Bava until 19:58 · Balava until 06:46 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:08The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:22Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 15 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:58Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:03Upper 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.

  • Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 18 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.