Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 13 September 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:05, sunset 18:28. Yamaganda 09:11 to 10:44. Abhijit 11:52 to 12:42. Gulika Kalam 12:17 to 13:50. Rahu Kalam 15:23 to 16:55.00061218Moonset 03:16Moonrise 16:00

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 13 September 2016

Tuesday is Parsva Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 07:57, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:06 and 07:02.

Times forNew Delhi · 13 September

Rahu Kalam runs 15:23 to 16:55. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:05 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:05
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:11 to 10:44
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:52 to 12:42
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:17 to 13:50
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:23 to 16:55
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:00
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:28
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:16 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:05 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 07:57 · Dwadashi until 07:03 Wed
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:24, then Shravana until 10:07 Wed
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:16, then Atiganda until 08:25 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 07:57 · Bava until 19:35 · Balava until 07:03 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:05The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:28Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:16Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise16:00Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada 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.

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

Next Ekadashi

  • Indira EkadashiMonday 26 SeptemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:11 and 08:35.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.