Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 16 September 2014A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:06, sunset 18:25. Yamaganda 09:11 to 10:44. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:41. Gulika Kalam 12:16 to 13:48. Rahu Kalam 15:21 to 16:53.00061218Moonset 13:05Moonrise 00:04

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 16 September 2014

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 20:14, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 16 September

Rahu Kalam runs 15:21 to 16:53. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:06
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:11 to 10:44
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:41
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:16 to 13:48
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:05
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:21 to 16:53
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:25
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:04 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:06 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 20:14 · Navami until 21:58 Wed
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:20, then Ardra until 00:41 Thu
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:53, then Vyatipata until 17:10 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 07:35 · Kaulava until 20:14 · Taitila until 09:02 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:06The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:25Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:05Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:04Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraJayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiTuesday 16 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Indira EkadashiFriday 19 SeptemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:28 and 18:20.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.