Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 29 September 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:13, sunset 18:10. Yamaganda 07:42 to 09:12. Gulika Kalam 10:42 to 12:11. Rahu Kalam 12:11 to 13:41.00061218Moonset 11:30Moonrise 21:59

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 29 September 2010

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 22:09, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 29 September

Rahu Kalam runs 12:11 to 13:41. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:13 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:13
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:42 to 09:12
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:42 to 12:11
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:30
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:11 to 13:41
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:10
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:59

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:13 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 22:09 · Saptami until 21:47 Thu
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:09, then Mrigashira until 20:29 Thu
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:08, then Vyatipata until 14:52 Thu
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 10:07 · Vanija until 22:09 · Vishti until 10:03 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:13The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:10Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 57 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:59Upper 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
  • MasaAshvinaLunar 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.

  • shashthiWednesday 29 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Indira EkadashiMonday 4 OctoberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:17 and 08:37.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.