Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 24 September 2014A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:10, sunset 18:16. Yamaganda 07:41 to 09:12. Gulika Kalam 10:42 to 12:13. Rahu Kalam 12:13 to 13:44.00061218Moonset 18:15

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 24 September 2014

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 11:44, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon

Times forNew Delhi · 24 September

Rahu Kalam runs 12:13 to 13:44. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:10 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:10
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:41 to 09:12
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:42 to 12:13
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:13 to 13:44
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:15
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:16

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 11:44 · Pratipada until 13:22 Thu
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:31, then Hasta until 19:39 Thu
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:26, then Brahma until 22:35 Thu
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 11:44 · Kimstughna until 00:36 Thu · Bava until 13:22 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:16Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 5 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:15Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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.

  • New moonWednesday 24 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiSaturday 4 OctoberBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:21 and 18:02.
  • Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 5 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.