Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 16 September 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:07, sunset 18:25. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:40. Yamaganda 12:16 to 13:48. Gulika Kalam 15:20 to 16:53. Rahu Kalam 16:53 to 18:25.00061218Moonset 18:21Moonrise 06:09

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 16 September 2012

Sunday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 07:41, then Pratipada.

Observed today Kanya sankranti, New moon

Times forNew Delhi · 16 September

Rahu Kalam runs 16:53 to 18:25. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:07
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:09
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:40
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:16 to 13:48
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:20 to 16:53
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:53 to 18:25
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:21
  8. SunsetNight hours follow.18:25

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

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
  • TithiAmavasya, then Pratipada, then DwitiyaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first and second of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 07:41 · Pratipada until 05:18 Mon · Dwitiya until 02:41 Tue
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:11 Mon, then Hasta until 23:22 Mon
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:30, then Shukla until 16:19 Mon
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 07:41 · Kimstughna until 18:32 · Bava until 05:18 Mon · Balava until 16:01 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:25Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 18 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:21Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:09Upper 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
  • 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.

  • Kanya sankrantiSunday 16 September
  • New moonSunday 16 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiWednesday 26 SeptemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:13 and 07:57.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.