Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 15 September 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:06, sunset 18:26. Yamaganda 09:11 to 10:44. Abhijit 11:52 to 12:41. Gulika Kalam 12:16 to 13:49. Rahu Kalam 15:21 to 16:54.00061218Moonset 16:00Moonrise 03:12

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 15 September 2009

Tuesday is Indira Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 11:40, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:07 and 08:34.

Times forNew Delhi · 15 September

Rahu Kalam runs 15:21 to 16:54. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:06
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:11 to 10:44
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:52 to 12:41
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:16 to 13:49
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:21 to 16:54
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:00
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:26
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:12 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:06 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 11:40 · Dwadashi until 08:48 Wed
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:44, then Ashlesha until 19:36 Wed
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:12, then Shiva until 14:43 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 11:40 · Kaulava until 22:15 · Taitila until 08:48 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:06The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:26Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:00Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:12Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday

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.

  • Indira EkadashiTuesday 15 SeptemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:07 and 08:34.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiWednesday 30 SeptemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:15 and 08:36.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.