Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 17 September 2014A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:07, sunset 18:24. Yamaganda 07:39 to 09:11. Gulika Kalam 10:43 to 12:16. Rahu Kalam 12:16 to 13:48.00061218Moonset 13:53Moonrise 00:55

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 17 September 2014

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Navami until 21:58, then Dashami.

Observed today Kanya sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 September

Rahu Kalam runs 12:16 to 13:48. 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.07:39 to 09:11
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:43 to 12:16
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:16 to 13:48
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:53
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:24
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:55 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waning MoonNavami until 21:58 · Dashami until 00:08 Fri
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:41 Thu, then Punarvasu until 03:25 Fri
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:10, then Variyan until 17:48 Thu
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 09:02 · Gara until 21:58 · Vanija until 11:01 Thu

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
  • Moonset13:53Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:55Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday

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.

  • Kanya sankrantiWednesday 17 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.