Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 19 September 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:08, sunset 18:22. Abhijit 11:50 to 12:39. Yamaganda 12:15 to 13:47. Gulika Kalam 15:18 to 16:50. Rahu Kalam 16:50 to 18:22.00061218Moonset 03:21Moonrise 16:00

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 19 September 2010

Sunday is Parsva Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi all day. Break the fast on Monday between 06:09 and 07:32.

Times forNew Delhi · 19 September

Rahu Kalam runs 16:50 to 18:22. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:08 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:08
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:50 to 12:39
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:15 to 13:47
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:18 to 16:50
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:00
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:50 to 18:22
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:22
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:21 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:08 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashiThe twelfth lunar day of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 07:33 Mon
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:05 Mon, then Dhanishtha until 03:07 Tue
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:47, then Sukarma until 13:45 Mon
  • KaranaBava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 18:18 · Balava until 07:33 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:08The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:22Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 14 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:21Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise16:00Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada 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.

  • 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.

Next Ekadashi

  • Indira EkadashiMonday 4 OctoberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:17 and 08:37.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.