Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 28 September 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:12, sunset 18:11. Yamaganda 07:42 to 09:12. Gulika Kalam 10:42 to 12:12. Rahu Kalam 12:12 to 13:42.00061218Moonset 18:35Moonrise 06:58

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 28 September 2011

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 12:48, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Navaratri begins

Times forNew Delhi · 28 September

Rahu Kalam runs 12:12 to 13:42. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:12 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:12
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:58
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:42 to 09:12
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:42 to 12:12
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:12 to 13:42
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:11
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:35

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 12:48 · Dwitiya until 09:02 Thu
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:38, then Chitra until 10:41 Thu
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:24, then Indra until 08:09 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 12:48 · Balava until 22:54 · Kaulava until 09:02 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:11Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 59 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:35Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:58Upper 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
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Navaratri beginsWednesday 28 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiFriday 7 OctoberBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:18 and 08:37.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.