Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 8 September 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:03, sunset 18:35. Yamaganda 07:37 to 09:11. Gulika Kalam 10:45 to 12:19. Rahu Kalam 12:19 to 13:53.00061218Moonset 18:18

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 8 September 2010

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 16:00, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 8 September

Rahu Kalam runs 12:19 to 13:53. 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.07:37 to 09:11
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:45 to 12:19
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:19 to 13:53
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:18
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:35

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:03 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 16:00 · Pratipada until 12:08 Thu
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:50, then Uttara Phalguni until 20:51 Thu
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:05, then Sadhya until 06:46 Thu
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 16:00 · Kimstughna until 02:03 Thu · Bava until 12:08 Thu

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
  • Moonset18:18Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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.

  • New moonWednesday 8 September
  • Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 8 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiSaturday 18 SeptemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:29 and 18:21.
  • Parsva Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 19 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 06:09 and 07:32.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.