Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 1 September 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:59, sunset 18:43. Yamaganda 07:35 to 09:10. Gulika Kalam 10:46 to 12:21. Rahu Kalam 12:21 to 13:57.00061218Moonset 12:39Moonrise 23:10

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 1 September 2010

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 10:50, then Ashtami.

Observed today Janmashtami (smarta)

Times forNew Delhi · 1 September

Rahu Kalam runs 12:21 to 13:57. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:59
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:35 to 09:10
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:46 to 12:21
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:21 to 13:57
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:39
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:43
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:10

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 10:50 · Ashtami until 10:42 Thu
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:19, then Rohini until 13:47 Thu
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:49, then Harshana until 09:41 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 10:50 · Balava until 22:52 · Kaulava until 10:42 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:59The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:43Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 44 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:39Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:10Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVikritaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Janmashtami (smarta)Wednesday 1 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiSaturday 4 SeptemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:36 and 18:38.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 5 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.