Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 21 September 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:09, sunset 18:20. Yamaganda 07:40 to 09:11. Gulika Kalam 10:43 to 12:14. Rahu Kalam 12:14 to 13:46.00061218Moonset 13:41Moonrise 00:28

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 21 September 2011

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 07:31, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 21 September

Rahu Kalam runs 12:14 to 13:46. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:09 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:09
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:40 to 09:11
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:43 to 12:14
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:14 to 13:46
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:41
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:20
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:28 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 07:31 · Navami until 07:38 Thu
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:39 Thu, then Punarvasu until 02:45 Fri
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:07, then Variyan until 11:59 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 07:31 · Taitila until 19:41 · Gara until 07:38 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:20Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 11 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:41Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday

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.

  • ashtamiWednesday 21 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.