Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 8 September 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:03, sunset 18:35. Yamaganda 09:11 to 10:45. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:44. Gulika Kalam 12:19 to 13:53. Rahu Kalam 15:27 to 17:01.00061218Moonset 09:15Moonrise 20:26

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 8 September 2009

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 23:30, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 8 September

Rahu Kalam runs 15:27 to 17:01. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:03 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:03
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:11 to 10:45
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:15
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:44
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:19 to 13:53
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:27 to 17:01
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:35
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:26

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:03 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 23:30 · Panchami until 22:55 Wed
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:10 Wed, then Bharani until 05:11 Thu
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:40, then Dhruva until 12:17 Wed
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 11:38 · Balava until 23:30 · Kaulava until 11:16 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:03The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:35Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 32 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:15Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:26Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVirodhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiTuesday 8 September
  • Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 8 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Indira EkadashiTuesday 15 SeptemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:07 and 08:34.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.