Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 17 September 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:07, sunset 18:24. Yamaganda 09:11 to 10:43. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:40. Gulika Kalam 12:15 to 13:48. Rahu Kalam 15:20 to 16:52.00061218Moonset 04:43Moonrise 16:48

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 17 September 2013

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 20:58, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Kanya sankranti, Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 17 September

Rahu Kalam runs 15:20 to 16:52. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:07
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:11 to 10:43
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:40
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:15 to 13:48
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:20 to 16:52
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:48
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:24
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:43 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonTrayodashi until 20:58 · Chaturdashi until 18:40 Wed
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:40, then Shatabhisha until 19:07 Wed
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:08, then Dhriti until 11:04 Wed
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 10:14 · Taitila until 20:58 · Gara until 07:47 Wed

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 17 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:43Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise16:48Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVijayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kanya sankrantiTuesday 17 September
  • PradoshTuesday 17 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Indira EkadashiMonday 30 SeptemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:22 and 18:07.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.