Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 16 September 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:07, sunset 18:25. Yamaganda 07:39 to 09:11. Gulika Kalam 10:43 to 12:16. Rahu Kalam 12:16 to 13:48.00061218Moonset 16:41Moonrise 04:20

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 16 September 2009

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 08:48, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Kanya sankranti, Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 16 September

Rahu Kalam runs 12:16 to 13:48. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:07
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:39 to 09:11
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:43 to 12:16
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:16 to 13:48
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:41
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:25
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:20 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then Trayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 08:48 · Trayodashi until 05:51 Thu · Chaturdashi until 02:57 Fri
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:36, then Magha until 17:27 Thu
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:43, then Siddha until 11:12 Thu
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 08:48 · Gara until 19:20 · Vanija until 05:51 Thu · Vishti until 16:24 Thu

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 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:41Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:20Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday

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.

  • Kanya sankrantiWednesday 16 September
  • PradoshWednesday 16 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiWednesday 30 SeptemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:15 and 08:36.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.