Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 17 September 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:07, sunset 18:24. Rahu Kalam 07:39 to 09:11. Yamaganda 10:43 to 12:15. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:40. Gulika Kalam 13:47 to 15:19.00061218Moonset 19:02Moonrise 07:13

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 17 September 2012

Monday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 02:41 Tue, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 17 September

Rahu Kalam runs 07:39 to 09:11. 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.07:13
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:39 to 09:11
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:43 to 12:15
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:40
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:47 to 15:19
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:24
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:02

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waxing MoonDwitiya until 02:41 Tue · Tritiya until 23:58 Tue
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:22, then Chitra until 21:26 Tue
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:19, then Brahma until 13:01 Tue
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 16:01 · Kaulava until 02:41 Tue · Taitila until 13:20 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:24Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 16 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:02Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:13Upper 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
  • 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.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

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.