Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 12 September 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:05, sunset 18:30. Yamaganda 07:38 to 09:11. Gulika Kalam 10:44 to 12:17. Rahu Kalam 12:17 to 13:50.00061218Moonset 15:47Moonrise 03:08

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 12 September 2012

Wednesday is Parama Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 12:05, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 06:06 and 08:33.

Times forNew Delhi · 12 September

Rahu Kalam runs 12:17 to 13:50. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:05 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:05
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:38 to 09:11
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:44 to 12:17
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:17 to 13:50
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:47
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:30
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:08 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:05 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 12:05 · Dwadashi until 11:59 Thu
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:23 Thu, then Ashlesha until 04:28 Fri
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:37 Thu, then Shiva until 03:04 Fri
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 12:05 · Kaulava until 00:08 Thu · Taitila until 11:59 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:05The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:30Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:47Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:08Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Parama EkadashiWednesday 12 SeptemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:06 and 08:33.

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiWednesday 26 SeptemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:13 and 07:57.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.