Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 18 September 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:07, sunset 18:23. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:40. Yamaganda 12:15 to 13:47. Gulika Kalam 15:19 to 16:51. Rahu Kalam 16:51 to 18:23.00061218Moonset 11:08Moonrise 21:49

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 18 September 2011

Sunday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 04:58 Mon, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 18 September

Rahu Kalam runs 16:51 to 18:23. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:07
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:08
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:40
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:15 to 13:47
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:19 to 16:51
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:51 to 18:23
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:23
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:49

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 04:58 Mon · Saptami until 06:35 Tue
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:39, then Rohini until 00:00 Tue
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:57, then Vajra until 13:29 Mon
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 15:57 · Vanija until 04:58 Mon · Vishti until 17:51 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:23Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 16 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:08Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:49Upper 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.

  • shashthiSunday 18 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.