Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 1 September 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:59, sunset 18:42. Yamaganda 05:59 to 07:35. Gulika Kalam 09:10 to 10:45. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:46. Rahu Kalam 13:56 to 15:32.00061218Moonset 18:44

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 1 September 2016

Thursday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 14:33, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon

Times forNew Delhi · 1 September

Rahu Kalam runs 13:56 to 15:32. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:59
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:59 to 07:35
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:10 to 10:45
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:46
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:56 to 15:32
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:42
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:44

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 14:33 · Pratipada until 15:32 Fri
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:53, then Purva Phalguni until 12:26 Fri
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:44, then Siddha until 07:23 Fri
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 14:33 · Kimstughna until 02:59 Fri · Bava until 15:32 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:59The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:42Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 43 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:44Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraDurmukhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonThursday 1 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiTuesday 13 SeptemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:06 and 07:02.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.