Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 19 September 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:08, sunset 18:21. Yamaganda 07:40 to 09:11. Gulika Kalam 10:43 to 12:15. Rahu Kalam 12:15 to 13:46.00061218Moonset 20:33Moonrise 09:24

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 19 September 2012

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 21:16, then Panchami.

Observed today Ganesh Chaturthi, chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 19 September

Rahu Kalam runs 12:15 to 13:46. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:08 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:08
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:40 to 09:11
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:24
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:43 to 12:15
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:15 to 13:46
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:21
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.20:33

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:08 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 21:16 · Panchami until 18:41 Thu
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:30, then Vishakha until 17:41 Thu
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:41, then Vaidhriti until 06:24 Thu
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 10:36 · Vishti until 21:16 · Bava until 07:57 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:08The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:21Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 13 min of daylight
  • Moonset20:33Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:24Upper 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.

  • Ganesh ChaturthiWednesday 19 September
  • chaturthiWednesday 19 September

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.