Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 28 September 2014A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:12, sunset 18:11. Abhijit 11:48 to 12:36. Yamaganda 12:12 to 13:42. Gulika Kalam 15:11 to 16:41. Rahu Kalam 16:41 to 18:11.00061218Moonset 20:53Moonrise 09:41

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 28 September 2014

Sunday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 15:49, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 28 September

Rahu Kalam runs 16:41 to 18:11. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:12 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:12
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:41
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:48 to 12:36
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:12 to 13:42
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:11 to 16:41
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:41 to 18:11
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:11
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.20:53

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 15:49 · Panchami until 15:40 Mon
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:33, then Anuradha until 23:54 Mon
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:01, then Priti until 19:44 Mon
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 15:49 · Bava until 03:48 Mon · Balava until 15:40 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:11Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 59 min of daylight
  • Moonset20:53Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:41Upper 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
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraJayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiSunday 28 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.