Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 26 September 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:12, sunset 18:13. Yamaganda 07:42 to 09:12. Gulika Kalam 10:42 to 12:12. Rahu Kalam 12:12 to 13:42.00061218Moonset 03:24Moonrise 15:43

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 26 September 2012

Wednesday is Parsva Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 08:32, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 06:13 and 07:57.

Times forNew Delhi · 26 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. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:42 to 09:12
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:42 to 12:12
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:12 to 13:42
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:43
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:13
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:24 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 08:32 · Dwadashi until 07:58 Thu
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:00, then Dhanishtha until 12:11 Thu
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:47, then Dhriti until 11:17 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 08:32 · Bava until 20:12 · Balava until 07:58 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:13Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 1 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise15:43Upper 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.

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

Next Ekadashi

  • Indira EkadashiThursday 11 OctoberBreak the fast on Friday between 08:15 and 08:39.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.