Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 8 September 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:02, sunset 18:35. Yamaganda 09:11 to 10:45. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:44. Gulika Kalam 12:19 to 13:53. Rahu Kalam 15:27 to 17:01.00061218Moonset 15:19Moonrise 02:28

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 8 September 2015

Tuesday is Aja Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 04:08 Wed, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 13:34 and 18:34.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 September

Rahu Kalam runs 15:27 to 17:01. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:02 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:02
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:11 to 10:45
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:44
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:19 to 13:53
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:19
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:27 to 17:01
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:35
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:28 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:02 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 04:08 Wed · Dwadashi until 05:36 Thu
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:04 Wed, then Pushya until 05:07 Thu
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:54, then Variyan until 11:46 Wed
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 15:35 · Balava until 04:08 Wed · Kaulava until 16:48 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:02The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:35Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 33 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:19Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:28Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraManmathaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Aja EkadashiTuesday 8 SeptemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:34 and 18:34.

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiThursday 24 SeptemberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:11 and 08:35.
All festivals this year

Make my free kundli

These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.