Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 11 September 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:04, sunset 18:32. Abhijit 11:53 to 12:43. Yamaganda 12:18 to 13:51. Gulika Kalam 15:25 to 16:58. Rahu Kalam 16:58 to 18:32.00061218Moonset 05:51Moonrise 17:43

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 11 September 2011

Sunday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 13:10, then Purnima.

Observed today Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 11 September

Rahu Kalam runs 16:58 to 18:32. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:04 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:04
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:53 to 12:43
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:18 to 13:51
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:25 to 16:58
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:58 to 18:32
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:43
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:32
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:51 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:04 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then PurnimaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturdashi until 13:10 · Purnima until 14:57 Mon
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:31 Mon, then Purva Bhadrapada until 07:02 Tue
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:32, then Dhriti until 07:52 Mon
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 13:10 · Vishti until 02:01 Mon · Bava until 14:57 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:04The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:32Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 28 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:51Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise17:43Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Purnima fastSunday 11 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Indira EkadashiFriday 23 SeptemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:26 and 18:16.
  • Indira Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 24 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.