Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 15 September 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:06, sunset 18:27. Yamaganda 06:06 to 07:38. Gulika Kalam 09:11 to 10:44. Abhijit 11:52 to 12:41. Rahu Kalam 13:49 to 15:22.00061218Moonset 08:28Moonrise 19:49

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 15 September 2011

Thursday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 21:50, then Chaturthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 15 September

Rahu Kalam runs 13:49 to 15:22. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:06
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:06 to 07:38
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:28
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:11 to 10:44
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:52 to 12:41
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:49 to 15:22
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:27
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:49

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:06 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 21:50 · Chaturthi until 00:23 Sat
  • NakshatraRevati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:47, then Ashwini until 15:51 Fri
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:07, then Dhruva until 11:07 Fri
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 08:34 · Vishti until 21:50 · Bava until 11:07 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:06The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:27Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:49Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

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.